Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Church

Jeffrey L. Church 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).

  • Modular headlamp assembly with a heating element for removing water based contamination
    Patent number: 9709238
    Abstract: A modular headlamp assembly includes a low beam headlamp module, a high beam headlamp module, and front turn/parking lamp module. The low beam headlamp module and the high beam headlamp module are supported by a reflector carrier. Each of the high and low beam headlamp modules includes a heat sink and mounting assembly with a heat sink portion bisecting a reflector member. The headlamp includes a lens with a wire heating element embedded therein and a wire heating element circuit board affixed to the lens. A thermistor is affixed to the lens for sensing when the lens reaches a predetermined condition and a micro-controller is provided for activating or deactivating the wire heating element based on the predetermined condition sensed by the thermistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Truck-Lite Co., LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Dunn, Timothy DiPenti, Jeffrey L. Church, Michael Marley, Nedim Hamzic, Barry C. Johnson
  • Modular Headlamp Assembly with a Heating Element for Removing Water Based Contamination
    Publication number: 20160215952
    Abstract: A modular headlamp assembly includes a low beam headlamp module, a high beam headlamp module, and front turn/parking lamp module. The low beam headlamp module and the high beam headlamp module are supported by a reflector carrier. Each of the high and low beam headlamp modules includes a heat sink and mounting assembly with a heat sink portion bisecting a reflector member. The headlamp includes a lens with a wire heating element embedded therein and a wire heating element circuit board affixed to the lens. A thermistor is affixed to the lens for sensing when the lens reaches a predetermined condition and a micro-controller is provided for activating or deactivating the wire heating element based on the predetermined condition sensed by the thermistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Truck-Lite Co., LLC
    Inventors: Timothy Dunn, Timothy DiPenti, Jeffrey L. Church, Michael Marley, Nedim Hamzic, Barry C. Johnson