Patents by Inventor Kurt Depoorter

Kurt Depoorter 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).

  • Illumination module for a motor vehicle including an opaque mask
    Patent number: 10801690
    Abstract: An illumination module for a motor vehicle that includes at least a light source, an optical light guide including an entry face for the light emitted by the light source and a light exit face. The optical guide is arranged in order to allow propagation of the light from its entry face to its exit face. An opaque mask is arranged on the path of the light rays exiting the optical guide and includes at least one window allowing the passage of the light. At least one supplementary optical element closes off the window. The supplementary optical element includes a convergent optical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO VISION BELGIQUE
    Inventors: Christophe Valois, Kurt Depoorter, Frederic Luu
  • ILLUMINATION MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180017226
    Abstract: An illumination module for a motor vehicle that includes at least a light source, an optical light guide including an entry face for the light emitted by the light source and a light exit face. The optical guide is arranged in order to allow propagation of the light from its entry face to its exit face. An opaque mask is arranged on the path of the light rays exiting the optical guide and includes at least one window allowing the passage of the light. At least one supplementary optical element closes off the window. The supplementary optical element includes a convergent optical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Valeo Vision Belgique
    Inventors: Christophe VALOIS, Kurt Depoorter, Frederic Luu