Patents by Inventor Marco Svettini
Marco Svettini 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).
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Publication number: 20220163447Abstract: A system for determining the reflectance of a reflector of a lamp of a motor vehicle. The system comprises a light source designed to emit a predetermined light beam to illuminate the reflecting surface of the reflector, imaging capturing apparatus that is arranged so as to capture a series of images) containing the illuminated reflecting surface of the reflector, a processing device that is configured so as to digitally remove a first component (LS2) associated with a first photometric quantity of the light source from the images) so as to determine a second component (associated with the first actual photometric quantity of the reflector to determine the reflectance of the reflector based on second component.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Marelli Automotive Lighting Italy S.p.A. Con Socio UnicoInventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini, Mirco Del Linz, Tommaso Fontanot
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Publication number: 20220164939Abstract: A control system to control the quality of at least one reflector body of a lamp of a motor vehicle, comprising a light source, which is designed to emit a first light beam to irradiate the reflecting surface of the reflector body; an image capturing apparatus, which is arranged so as to capture a series of images) containing the irradiated reflecting surface of the reflector body; a processing device, which is configured so as to process the images), in order to determine the actual reflectance of the reflector body, and so as to determine a quality condition of the reflector body to be validated based on the actual reflectance.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Marelli Automotive Lighting Italy S.p.A. Con Socio UnicoInventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini, Mirco Del Linz, Tommaso Fontanot
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Patent number: 10859230Abstract: Automotive lighting unit comprising a first lighting assembly able to backlight a transparent or semi-transparent portion of the front half-shell; the lighting assembly comprising: at least one light-guide plate made of photoconductive material, which is arranged inside the rear casing with a front sidewall of the plate facing the transparent or semi-transparent portion, and with a rear sidewall of the plate facing the rear casing; a first oblong light source which is located inside the rear casing at a first segment of the rear sidewall, and is capable of directing the light produced inside the light-guide plate so that the light travels inside the body of the light-guide plate towards the front sidewall; and a second light source which is located inside the rear casing at a second segment of the rear sidewall complementary to the first segment, and is capable of directing the light produced inside the light-guide plate, so that this light travels inside the body of the light-guide plate towards a first lateType: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 8, 2020Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Sara Paroni, Alessandro Sacca′, Marco Svettini
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Publication number: 20200300436Abstract: Automotive lighting unit comprising a first lighting assembly able to backlight a transparent or semi-transparent portion of the front half-shell; the lighting assembly comprising: at least one light-guide plate made of photoconductive material, which is arranged inside the rear casing with a front sidewall of the plate facing the transparent or semi-transparent portion, and with a rear sidewall of the plate facing the rear casing; a first oblong light source which is located inside the rear casing at a first segment of the rear sidewall, and is capable of directing the light produced inside the light-guide plate so that the light travels inside the body of the light-guide plate towards the front sidewall; and a second light source which is located inside the rear casing at a second segment of the rear sidewall complementary to the first segment, and is capable of directing the light produced inside the light-guide plate, so that this light travels inside the body of the light-guide plate towards a first lateType: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2017Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Sara Paroni, Alessandro Sacca', Marco Svettini
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Patent number: 10746367Abstract: Vehicle light comprising a container body, a lenticular body, a light guide, including a body having a prevailing longitudinal extension (L) that defines the propagation direction of the light beam inside the body by total internal reflection. The body has a first breakline that extends from the first to the second side wall. The first breakline includes a plurality of first holes that produce, through successive refractions, a scattering the light rays (Ri) towards the light outlet wall so as to emit a light beam with opalescent effect. The first holes are adjacent to each other without interruption, and the first holes of the first breakline are pass-through with respect to a thickness of the body of the light guide, penetrating from a first face to a second face of the body for a depth equal to the thickness.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALY S.P.A.Inventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini
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Patent number: 10371347Abstract: A vehicle light comprising a container body that houses at least one light source that emits a plurality of light rays (Ri). A lenticular body is at least partially crossed by the light beam produced by the light source. A diffuser body faces at least one light source, so as to receive the light beam from the diffuser body and extends along a main transverse extension (T-T) perpendicular to a main direction of propagation (L-L) of the light beam. The diffuser body comprises a first group of first optical elements defining cylindrical or spherical optics which scatter the light rays (Ri) towards the light output wall and emit an opalescent light beam. The first optical elements of the first group form a single body, and the first optical elements are separated from the light source and the lenticular body by air gaps.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini
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Patent number: 10281106Abstract: A lighting and/or signalling device includes a container body having containment seats housing at least one light source for emitting light. A lenticular body closes the containment seats and is suitable to receive the beam of light and propagate it. A first lighting portion diffuses light of a predefined color, delimited by a first optic filter, having a first color different from the predefined color. Each light source is inside the containment seat and receives the beam of light, propagates it along a light guide body and emits it across the lenticular body. A second optic filter has a second color. The light produced by each light source and filtered by the second and by the first optic filter comes out of the lenticular body having the predefined color. The first optic filters are the same color so as to prove substantially indistinguishable when the respective light sources are deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A. a Socio UnicoInventors: Marco Svettini, Sara Paroni
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Patent number: 10241254Abstract: Vehicle light comprising a container body that houses at least one light source, a lenticular body, a light guide, the light source, so as to receive the light beam and transmit it to a light outlet wall. The light guide comprises a body that defines the propagation direction of the light beam inside the body by total internal reflection. The body has a first groove, comprising a plurality of first holes, defining cylindrical or spherical optics that produce a scattering of said light rays (Ri) towards the light outlet wall so as to emit a light beam with opalescent effect. The first holes are adjacent to each other without interruption and are blind with respect to a thickness of the body of the light guide, penetrating from a first face of the body for a first depth less than said thickness.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A.Inventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini, Fabio Lupieri
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Publication number: 20180149326Abstract: Vehicle light comprising a container body, a lenticular body, a light guide, including a body having a prevailing longitudinal extension (L) that defines the propagation direction of the light beam inside the body by total internal reflection. The body has a first breakline that extends from the first to the second side wall. The first breakline includes a plurality of first holes that produce, through successive refractions, a scattering the light rays (Ri) towards the light outlet wall so as to emit a light beam with opalescent effect. The first holes are adjacent to each other without interruption, and the first holes of the first breakline are pass-through with respect to a thickness of the body of the light guide, penetrating from a first face to a second face of the body for a depth equal to the thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Sara PARONI, Marco SVETTINI
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Publication number: 20180149335Abstract: A vehicle light comprising a container body that houses at least one light source that emits a plurality of light rays (Ri). A lenticular body is at least partially crossed by the light beam produced by the light source. A diffuser body faces at least one light source, so as to receive the light beam from the diffuser body and extends along a main transverse extension (T-T) perpendicular to a main direction of propagation (L-L) of the light beam. The diffuser body comprises a first group of first optical elements defining cylindrical or spherical optics which scatter the light rays (Ri) towards the light output wall and emit an opalescent light beam. The first optical elements of the first group form a single body, and the first optical elements are separated from the light source and the lenticular body by air gaps.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: May 31, 2018Inventors: Sara PARONI, Marco SVETTINI
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Publication number: 20180003882Abstract: Vehicle light comprising a container body that houses at least one light source, a lenticular body, a light guide, the light source, so as to receive the light beam and transmit it to a light outlet wall. The light guide comprises a body that defines the propagation direction of the light beam inside the body by total internal reflection. The body has a first groove, comprising a plurality of first holes, defining cylindrical or spherical optics that produce a scattering of said light rays (Ri) towards the light outlet wall so as to emit a light beam with opalescent effect. The first holes are adjacent to each other without interruption and are blind with respect to a thickness of the body of the light guide, penetrating from a first face of the body for a first depth less than said thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: Sara PARONI, Marco SVETTINI, Fabio LUPIERI
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Patent number: 9188304Abstract: An automotive light including a substantially basin-shaped rear body structured so to be fixed onto the vehicle body; a front lenticular semi-shell provided with at least one band-like, transparent or semi-transparent portion; and at least a first lighting assembly, which is structured so as to emit light when electrically powered and is arranged so as to backlight the band-like; the first lighting assembly including: a first light-guiding plate made of photoconductive material which extends from the bottom of the rear body up to/close to the front lenticular semi-shell, while remaining perpendicular to the front lenticular semi-shell; and a second light-guiding plate made of photoconductive material, which laterally rests on/is joined with one of the two larger faces of the first light-guiding plate, close to the front lateral side of the same first light-guiding plate, so as to form an L-shaped structure which extends tangentially to the front lenticular semi-shell.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: November 17, 2015Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Denis Fadi, Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini
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Patent number: 9121565Abstract: An automotive light including a rear shell which is substantially tub-shaped and is structured so as to be fixed onto the vehicle body; a front lenticular half-shell which is provided with at least one portion made of transparent or semitransparent material, and is arranged to close the mouth of the rear shell; and at least a first main light source which is structured so as to emit light when electricity powered, and is placed within the rear shell in such a position as to backlight a corresponding transparent or semitransparent portion of the front lenticular half-shell; the automotive light further including at least one light-guiding section-bar made of light-conducting material, which is placed on the bottom of a corresponding slot or groove specifically obtained within the rear shell; and at least one auxiliary light source which is structured so as to emit light when electricity powered, and is placed within the rear shell so as to direct the emitted light directly into the body of the light-guiding seType: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.Inventors: Franco Marcori, Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini
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Publication number: 20150176790Abstract: Lighting and/or signalling device comprising a container body having a plurality of containment seats each containment seat housing at least one light source electrically connected to electrical connection means to power the same, and suitable for emitting a beam of light to propagate to the outside of the lighting and/or signalling device, a lenticular body, positioned so as to close the plurality of containment seats and suitable to receive the beam of light produced by each light source and to propagate it towards the outside of the lighting and/or signalling device, at least in a longitudinal direction of propagation of the beam of light, wherein the lenticular body, at each containment seat comprises a first lighting portion, used to diffuse a beam of light of a predefined colour, delimited by a first optic filter, having a first colour different from said predefined colour, each light source being positioned inside the containment seat in a position rearward of the lenticular body, in a longitudinalType: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: June 25, 2015Inventors: Marco Svettini, Sara Paroni
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Publication number: 20140247615Abstract: An automotive light comprising a substantially basin-shaped rear body structured so to be fixed onto the vehicle body; a front lenticular semi-shell, which is arranged to close the mouth of the rear body and is provided with at least one band-like, transparent or semi-transparent portion; and at least a first lighting assembly, which is structured so as to emit light when electrically powered and is arranged within the rear body so as to backlight the band-like, transparent or semi-transparent portion of the front lenticular semi-shell; said first lighting assembly comprising: a first light-guiding plate made of photoconductive material and which substantially extends from the bottom of the rear body up to and close to the front lenticular semi-shell, while remaining locally substantially perpendicular to said front lenticular semi-shell, and is furthermore shaped so as to arrange its front lateral side close to a first part of said band-like, transparent or semi-transparent portion; and a second light-guidinType: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: September 4, 2014Applicant: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.AInventors: Denis Fadi, Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini
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Publication number: 20140056016Abstract: An automotive light including a rear shell which is substantially tub-shaped and is structured so as to be fixed onto the vehicle body; a front lenticular half-shell which is provided with at least one portion made of transparent or semitransparent material, and is arranged to close the mouth of the rear shell; and at least a first main light source which is structured so as to emit light when electricity powered, and is placed within the rear shell in such a position as to backlight a corresponding transparent or semitransparent portion of the front lenticular half-shell; the automotive light further including at least one light-guiding section-bar made of light-conducting material, which is placed on the bottom of a corresponding slot or groove specifically obtained within the rear shell; and at least one auxiliary light source which is structured so as to emit light when electricity powered, and is placed within the rear shell so as to direct the emitted light directly into the body of the light-guiding seType: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.P.AInventors: Franco Marcori, Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini