Patents by Inventor Helmut Eberspacher

Helmut Eberspacher has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Light assembly for external rearview mirror of vehicles
    Patent number: 6561685
    Abstract: A light assembly for exterior rearview mirrors of vehicles has a support and one or more first LEDs provided as luminous bodies arranged on the support. Two or more second LEDs are provided as luminous bodies and arranged on the support. The first LEDs have a current intensity that is higher than the current intensity of the second LEDs. At least one of the first LEDs is series connected to at least two of the second LEDs, and the at least two second LEDs are parallel connected to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Christine Weber, Helmut Eberspächer, Thomas Klett, Robert Apfelbeck
  • Light assembly for external rearview mirror of vehicles
    Publication number: 20010046136
    Abstract: A light assembly for exterior rearview mirrors of vehicles has a support and one or more first LEDs provided as luminous bodies arranged on the support. Two or more second LEDs are provided as luminous bodies and arranged on the support. The first LEDs have a current intensity that is higher than the current intensity of the second LEDs. At least one of the first LEDs is series connected to at least two of the second LEDs, and the at least two second LEDs are parallel connected to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventors: Christine Weber, Helmut Eberspacher, Thomas Klett, Robert Apfelbeck
  • Exterior rearview mirror for vehicles, preferably motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6099153
    Abstract: An exterior rearview mirror for motor vehicles has a housing and a mirror pane pivotably supported in the housing. A light source is mounted in the housing. The housing has an outlet opening through which light emitted by the light source exits the housing. A light guide at least partially fills the outlet opening and is connected within the interior of the housing to the light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2000
    Assignee: Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Werner Zimmermann, Bernd Waldmann, Helmut Eberspacher
  • Light assembly, preferably tail light assembly, of a vehicle, preferably a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6016035
    Abstract: A light assembly for a motor vehicle has at least one light source connected to a circuit, wherein the at least one light source has a light output that is adjustable according to external light conditions in order to prevent blinding of the driver in a following vehicle and in order to ensure proper light intensity during daytime operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2000
    Assignee: Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Helmut Eberspacher, Winfried Hardy Gauch, Helmut Haf, Wolfgang Robel