Patents by Inventor Sara Paroni

Sara Paroni 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).

  • Patent number: 11982417
    Abstract: A lighting and/or signaling device, comprising a light guide, at least one LED light source, wherein an inlet and diffusion wall and the light outlet wall are opposite to each other along a main optical axis (X). The lighting portion comprises a middle lighting portion aligned with the LED light source and the light emission portion, and a peripheral lighting portion. The device comprises at least one reflector element associated with the light inlet and diffusion wall of the light guide and directly facing the respective extraction elements so as to reflect light towards the light outlet wall. A diffusion layer is arranged to cover the lighting portion on the side of the light outlet wall. Cylindrical optics are provided on the light outlet wall, at the middle lighting portion, which extract the incident light beams thereon, towards the diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Herlin, Sara Paroni, Pierfrancesco Zilio
  • Patent number: 11499690
    Abstract: A lighting and/or signaling device comprising a container body which delimits a containment seat that houses a first luminous source adapted to emit a first luminous beam, and a second luminous source adapted to emit a second luminous beam. The containment seat adapted to be at least partially crossed by the luminous beams produced by said luminous sources, so as to transmit the luminous beams outside the containment seat. The containment seat is divided into a first compartment which houses the first luminous source and into a second compartment which houses the second luminous source. The lenticular body comprises a first transmission portion, facing the first compartment that transmits, at least partially, towards the outside the first luminous beam, a second transmission portion facing the second compartment that transmits, at least partially, towards the outside the second luminous beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALY S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Sandro Tolusso, Pierfrancesco Zilio
  • Patent number: 11346994
    Abstract: A lighting and/or signaling device, comprising: a light guide adapted to receive a light ray beam to a light outlet wall which creates a lighting portion of the lighting and/or signaling device, at least one LED light source adapted to receive the light beam, transmitted by total internal reflection towards the light outlet wall. The device includes at least one reflector element associated with the light inlet and diffusion wall of the light guide and directly facing the respective extraction elements so as to reflect light towards the light outlet wall. A diffusion layer is arranged to cover the lighting portion on the side of the light outlet wall. The diffusion layer has a differentiated transmission factor according to the light intensity of the incident light rays on the lighting portion so as to obtain a uniform light intensity over the whole lighting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Herlin, Sara Paroni, Pierfrancesco Zilio
  • Publication number: 20220164939
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Marelli Automotive Lighting Italy S.p.A. Con Socio Unico
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini, Mirco Del Linz, Tommaso Fontanot
  • Publication number: 20220163447
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Marelli Automotive Lighting Italy S.p.A. Con Socio Unico
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini, Mirco Del Linz, Tommaso Fontanot
  • Publication number: 20210190284
    Abstract: A lighting and/or signaling device comprising a container body which delimits a containment seat that houses a first luminous source adapted to emit a first luminous beam, and a second luminous source adapted to emit a second luminous beam. The containment seat adapted to be at least partially crossed by the luminous beams produced by said luminous sources, so as to transmit the luminous beams outside the containment seat. The containment seat is divided into a first compartment which houses the first luminous source and into a second compartment which houses the second luminous source. The lenticular body comprises a first transmission portion, facing the first compartment that transmits, at least partially, towards the outside the first luminous beam, a second transmission portion facing the second compartment that transmits, at least partially, towards the outside the second luminous beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALY S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Sandro Tolusso, Pierfrancesco Zilio
  • Patent number: 10859230
    Abstract: 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 late
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Alessandro Sacca′, Marco Svettini
  • Publication number: 20200300436
    Abstract: 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 late
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Alessandro Sacca', Marco Svettini
  • Patent number: 10781990
    Abstract: A vehicle light having a container body having a first perimetral profile, a lenticular body, having a second perimetral profile, wherein the first and second perimetral profile of the container body and the lenticular body are at least partially counter-shaped to each other in order to interface at a welding interface of an abutment edge of the lenticular body. The container body delimits a containment seat that houses a light source and the lenticular body is applied to the container body so as to close the containment seat. A redirection surface is adapted to receive laser beams, to concentrate and reflect them towards the welding interface. The redirection surface is arranged on an inner face of the abutment edge, the inner face facing the containment seat and incident with the welding interface. A method of making the vehicle light is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Domenico Ferigo, Sara Paroni, Davide Sammito
  • Patent number: 10746367
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALY S.P.A.
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini
  • Publication number: 20190346106
    Abstract: A lighting and/or signaling device, comprising a light guide, at least one LED light source, wherein an inlet and diffusion wall and the light outlet wall are opposite to each other along a main optical axis (X). The lighting portion comprises a middle lighting portion aligned with the LED light source and the light emission portion, and a peripheral lighting portion. The device comprises at least one reflector element associated with the light inlet and diffusion wall of the light guide and directly facing the respective extraction elements so as to reflect light towards the light outlet wall. A diffusion layer is arranged to cover the lighting portion on the side of the light outlet wall. Cylindrical optics are provided on the light outlet wall, at the middle lighting portion, which extract the incident light beams thereon, towards the diffusion layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Herlin, Sara Paroni, Pierfrancesco Zilio
  • Publication number: 20190346612
    Abstract: A lighting and/or signaling device, comprising: a light guide adapted to receive a light ray beam to a light outlet wall which creates a lighting portion of the lighting and/or signaling device, at least one LED light source adapted to receive the light beam, transmitted by total internal reflection towards the light outlet wall. The device includes at least one reflector element associated with the light inlet and diffusion wall of the light guide and directly facing the respective extraction elements so as to reflect light towards the light outlet wall. A diffusion layer is arranged to cover the lighting portion on the side of the light outlet wall. The diffusion layer has a differentiated transmission factor according to the light intensity of the incident light rays on the lighting portion so as to obtain a uniform light intensity over the whole lighting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Jean-Pascal Herlin, Sara Paroni, Pierfrancesco Zilio
  • Patent number: 10371347
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini
  • Patent number: 10281106
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A. a Socio Unico
    Inventors: Marco Svettini, Sara Paroni
  • Patent number: 10241254
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING ITALIA S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Marco Svettini, Fabio Lupieri
  • Patent number: 9994143
    Abstract: An automotive light including: a rear casing, which is substantially basin-shaped and is structured in such a way as to be fixed on the vehicle body; a front half-shell, which is arranged to close the mouth of the rear casing and is provided with at least a transparent or semitransparent portion; and at least one lighting assembly, in turn including a platelike light-guide body, which extends within the rear casing in such a way as to place a front sidewall thereof so that it faces the transparent or semitransparent portion of the front half-shell and a rear sidewall thereof so that it faces the bottom of the rear casing; and a light-emitting device, which is located within a transverse slot that extends within the platelike light-guide body, from the rear sidewall to the front sidewall, remaining substantially perpendicular to the midplane of the platelike light-guide body and substantially parallel to the optical axis of the automotive light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Domenico Ferigo, Sara Paroni
  • Publication number: 20180149326
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Sara PARONI, Marco SVETTINI
  • Publication number: 20180149335
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: Sara PARONI, Marco SVETTINI
  • Publication number: 20180003882
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Sara PARONI, Marco SVETTINI, Fabio LUPIERI
  • Patent number: 9752746
    Abstract: An automotive light includes a substantially basin-shaped rear body; a front lenticular half-shell arranged to close the mouth of the rear body and includes a ribbon-like, transparent or semitransparent portion; and a first lighting assembly structured to emit light when electricity powered, and arranged within the rear body to backlight the ribbon-like portion of the front lenticular half-shell. The first lighting assembly includes a light-guide plate made of light-conducting material and a linear-extending light source within the rear body next to the light-guide plate, and structured to direct emitted light towards the inside of the light-guide plate. The linear-extending light source includes a row of light-emitting diodes which face the light-guide plate and are placed spaced side-by-side to one another, and a power-supply and control circuit which sequentially turns on the diodes so as to illuminate in sequence an equal number of segments of the light-guide plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Automotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sara Paroni, Pietro Rainis