Patents by Inventor Mathias DRUEPPEL

Mathias DRUEPPEL 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).

  • Publication number: 20240125444
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle, wherein the lighting device has a circuit board with a multiplicity of light-emitting diodes arranged thereon, a transparent optical layer, and a reflector element, wherein the reflector element is arranged between the circuit board and the optical layer, wherein the reflector element has multiple segments into which the reflector element is subdivided, wherein a segment is associated with each light-emitting diode so that light emitted by the light-emitting diodes can be reflected by the reflector element and can pass through the optical layer. Two light-emitting diodes are arranged in a segment. In addition, a lighting system and a motor vehicle are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias DRUEPPEL, Carsten HOHMANN, Marc KAUP, Alfons MICHAELIS, Martin MUEGGE, Diana MUNDT, Thomas RETTWEILER, Jacek ROSLAK, Christian SCHMIDT, Dietmar SCHROEDER, Martin VOLLMER
  • Publication number: 20240117949
    Abstract: A Fresnel projection lens for a headlight of a motor vehicle having a light entry surface, wherein the light entry surface has a smooth or substantially smooth surface, and with a light exit surface. The light exit surface has a plurality of adjacent, in particular annular, flanks, wherein one flank each comprises a bottom, an effective facet, and an interfering facet arranged at a first pitch angle to the effective facet. The effective facet and the interfering facet form a cut edge opposite the bottom. A pass-through area is provided on at least one of the flanks, wherein the pass-through area is angled to the effective facet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Carmen BUNGENSTOCK, Mathias DRUEPPEL, Gerhard KLOOS, Philip STROOP, Benjamin WILLEKE
  • Patent number: 11858429
    Abstract: A structural unit for provision in the front end or in the tail end of a motor vehicle, wherein the structural unit comprises a support body and at least two environment sensing systems, wherein the environment sensing systems are received on the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias Drueppel, Susanne Koehler, Werner Koesters, Christian Smarslik
  • Patent number: 11435045
    Abstract: A Lighting device for a motor vehicle is provided comprising at least one light source from which light is emitted during operation of the lighting device. An optical component into which the light emanating from the at least one light source enters is also provided, along with a light influencing means having an active surface for selectively influencing individual pixels or groups of pixels of the light. The light influencing means reflects or deflects light incident thereon in such a way that it emerges at least partially from the lighting device. Illumination optics are formed on or in the optical component. The light is reflected or deflected by the illumination optics during operation of the lighting device onto the active surface of the light influencing means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias Drüppel, Bernd Fischer, Marc Kaup
  • Patent number: 11359784
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle, in particular a headlamp, comprising at least two, preferably three, light sources, from which light emanates during the operation of the lighting device, the light of each of the light sources differing from that of the other light sources with regard to its wavelength spectrum, comprising modulator, which bring about a modulation of the light emanating from the light sources during the operation of the lighting device, so that information is transmitted by the light, the lighting device having a mixer for mixing the light emanating from the individual light sources, so that white light emerges from the lighting device during the operation of the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias Drueppel, David Duhme, Kai Ehlert, Bernd Fischer, Julien Hansen, Marc Kaup, Lukas Poertner, Claas Tebruegge, Benjamin Willeke, Jan-Henning Willrodt
  • Patent number: 11268674
    Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle with a cooling device for a semiconductor illuminant, wherein the cooling device comprises a fluid circuit with an evaporator, on or in which the semiconductor illuminant is arranged and a cooling medium can be evaporated, and wherein the cooling device further comprises a condenser on or in which the cooling medium can be condensed. The cooling medium comprises a first coolant, which has a first lower evaporation temperature and the cooling medium comprises a second coolant, which has a second higher evaporation temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias Drueppel, David Duhme, Bernd Fischer, Marc Kaup
  • Patent number: 11254256
    Abstract: A method for detecting misadjustments of a headlamp of a vehicle and to a device for this purpose. It is provided that the vehicle is provided with a detector with which at least one light signal of another road user is detected, and wherein the vehicle is equipped with a control unit with which light signal information of the detector is captured and by means of which adjustment information for correcting the misadjustment of the headlamp is output as a function of the captured light signal information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias Drueppel, David Duhme, Kai Ehlert, Bernd Fischer, Julien Hansen, Marc Kaup, Lukas Poertner, Claas Tebruegge, Benjamin Willeke, Jan-Henning Willrodt
  • Publication number: 20210362646
    Abstract: A structural unit for provision in the front end or in the tail end of a motor vehicle, wherein the structural unit comprises a support body and at least two environment sensing systems, wherein the environment sensing systems are received on the support body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias DRUEPPEL, Susanne KOEHLER, Werner KOESTERS, Christian SMARSLIK
  • Publication number: 20210285610
    Abstract: A Lighting device for a motor vehicle is provided comprising at least one light source from which light is emitted during operation of the lighting device. An optical component into which the light emanating from the at least one light source enters is also provided, along with a light influencing means having an active surface for selectively influencing individual pixels or groups of pixels of the light. The light influencing means reflects or deflects light incident thereon in such a way that it emerges at least partially from the lighting device. Illumination optics are formed on or in the optical component. The light is reflected or deflected by the illumination optics during operation of the lighting device onto the active surface of the light influencing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Mathias Drüppel, Bernd Fischer, Marc Kaup
  • Publication number: 20200355341
    Abstract: A headlight for a vehicle with a cooling device for a semiconductor illuminant, wherein the cooling device comprises a fluid circuit with an evaporator, on or in which the semiconductor illuminant is arranged and a cooling medium can be evaporated, and wherein the cooling device further comprises a condenser on or in which the cooling medium can be condensed. The cooling medium comprises a first coolant, which has a first lower evaporation temperature and the cooling medium comprises a second coolant, which has a second higher evaporation temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Mathias DRUEPPEL, David DUHME, Bernd FISCHER, Marc KAUP
  • Publication number: 20200295523
    Abstract: A laser light source unit for vehicles, with a resonator containing a first end mirror and a second end mirror, between which an active laser medium is arranged, and with a pump device for generating pump radiation, which can be introduced into the resonator via the first end mirror, wherein a rotatable birefringent medium is arranged in the resonator such that, according to a rotation of the birefringent medium, preferred radiation of different wavelengths is stimulated in the active laser medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias DRUEPPEL, David DUHME, Kai EHLERT, Bernd FISCHER, Julien HANSEN, Marc KAUP, Lukas POERTNER, Claas TEBRUEGGE, Benjamin WILLEKE, Jan-Henning WILLRODT
  • Publication number: 20200263847
    Abstract: Communications system for motor vehicles are provided, that comprise a plurality of transmission devices and a plurality of receiver devices where the transmission devices, individually or together, feature several light sources that are able to emit at least light with a first wavelength spectrum and light with a second wavelength spectrum. The transmission devices feature means of modulation that can effect modulation of the light such that information can be transmitted via the light. Receiver devices can capture the emitted light and extract the information from the captured light. The communications system is designed in such a way that the light with the first wavelength spectrum is used for the transmission of information in a first category and the light with the second wavelength spectrum is used for the transmission of information in a second category.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Mathias Drüppel, David Duhme, Kai Ehlert, Bernd Fischer, Julien Hansen, Marc Kaup, Lukas Pörtner, Claas Tebrügge, Benjamin Willeke, Jan-Henning Willrodt
  • Publication number: 20200240605
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle, in particular a headlamp, comprising at least two, preferably three, light sources, from which light emanates during the operation of the lighting device, the light of each of the light sources differing from that of the other light sources with regard to its wavelength spectrum, comprising modulator, which bring about a modulation of the light emanating from the light sources during the operation of the lighting device, so that information is transmitted by the light, the lighting device having a mixer for mixing the light emanating from the individual light sources, so that white light emerges from the lighting device during the operation of the lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Mathias DRUEPPEL, David DUHME, Kai EHLERT, Bernd FISCHER, Julien HANSEN, Marc KAUP, Lukas POERTNER, Claas TEBRUEGGE, Benjamin WILLEKE, Jan-Henning WILLRODT
  • Patent number: 10627074
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles having a housing, in which a light source unit for emitting a light beam and an optical unit associated with the light source unit for generating a predetermined light distribution are disposed, with a cover plate closing an opening of the housing and with a cooling element for dissipating heat from the light source unit. The cooling element is associated with a heat-dissipating optical element of the optical unit. A dividing wall separating the housing into a first chamber and into at least a second chamber is provided, wherein in the first chamber, the first cooling element associated with the light source unit, and in the second chamber, the second cooling element associated with the heat-dissipating optical element of the optical unit are arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias Drueppel, David Duhme
  • Publication number: 20190277473
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles having a housing, in which a light source unit for emitting a light beam and an optical unit associated with the light source unit for generating a predetermined light distribution are disposed, with a cover plate closing an opening of the housing and with a cooling element for dissipating heat from the light source unit. The cooling element is associated with a heat-dissipating optical element of the optical unit. A dividing wall separating the housing into a first chamber and into at least a second chamber is provided, wherein in the first chamber, the first cooling element associated with the light source unit, and in the second chamber, the second cooling element associated with the heat-dissipating optical element of the optical unit are arranged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Applicant: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias DRUEPPEL, David DUHME
  • Publication number: 20190184889
    Abstract: A method for detecting misadjustments of a headlamp of a vehicle and to a device for this purpose. It is provided that the vehicle is provided with a detector with which at least one light signal of another road user is detected, and wherein the vehicle is equipped with a control unit with which light signal information of the detector is captured and by means of which adjustment information for correcting the misadjustment of the headlamp is output as a function of the captured light signal information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Mathias DRUEPPEL, David DUHME, Kai EHLERT, Bernd FISCHER, Julien HANSEN, Marc KAUP, Lukas POERTNER, Claas TEBRUEGGE, Benjamin WILLEKE, Jan-Henning WILLRODT