Patents by Inventor Thomas Schlinger

Thomas Schlinger 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: 11560996
    Abstract: Light module system, comprising a first light module and a second light module, wherein the first light module can be controlled in dependence on the second light module, wherein the first light module is configured as a non-high-resolution light module, and is set up to generate a light distribution of a first type (1, 10) in a region in front of the light module system, wherein the light distribution of the first type (1, 10) can be dimmed, the second light module is configured as a high-resolution light module, wherein a minimum brightness is associated with a sector (4) of the light distribution of the first type, and the second light module is set up to generate at least one ground-projection light distribution (3) in an operating mode, wherein the at least one ground-projection light distribution (3) is a visual presentation of information, and thereby to cause the first light module to, at least partially, dim the light distribution of the first type, and to illuminate the sector (4) of the light distr
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Plank, Thomas Schlinger, Andreas Moser, Bettina Reisinger
  • Publication number: 20220074567
    Abstract: Light module system, comprising a first light module and a second light module, wherein the first light module can be controlled in dependence on the second light module, wherein the first light module is configured as a non-high-resolution light module, and is set up to generate a light distribution of a first type (1, 10) in a region in front of the light module system, wherein the light distribution of the first type (1, 10) can be dimmed, the second light module is configured as a high-resolution light module, wherein a minimum brightness is associated with a sector (4) of the light distribution of the first type, and the second light module is set up to generate at least one ground-projection light distribution (3) in an operating mode, wherein the at least one ground-projection light distribution (3) is a visual presentation of information, and thereby to cause the first light module to, at least partially, dim the light distribution of the first type, and to illuminate the sector (4) of the light distr
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Josef Plank, Thomas Schlinger, Andreas Moser, Bettina Reisinger
  • Patent number: 10247379
    Abstract: In a vehicle headlight comprising a light module (1) with a light source support (3), with at least one light source (17) and a reflector part (5) associated with the at least one light source (17), it being possible for reference elements (24) on the reflector part (5) to be brought into an operative connection with corresponding reference elements (25) on the light source support (3), the light source support (3) can be pushed into a guide part (2) with guide rails (6) for the reflector part (5), and the reflector part (5) has a catch (22) associated with the light source support (3) to displace the reflector part (5) together with the light source support (3) along the guide rails (6), which are designed to bring the reference elements (24) on the reflector part (5) into an operative connection with the corresponding reference elements (25) on the light source support (3) when the light source support (3) is pushed in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Grafeneder, Thomas Schlinger, Sebastian Godderidge, Jürgen Zorn
  • Publication number: 20170292669
    Abstract: In a vehicle headlight comprising a light module (1) with a light source support (3), with at least one light source (17) and a reflector part (5) associated with the at least one light source (17), it being possible for reference elements (24) on the reflector part (5) to be brought into an operative connection with corresponding reference elements (25) on the light source support (3), the light source support (3) can be pushed into a guide part (2) with guide rails (6) for the reflector part (5), and the reflector part (5) has a catch (22) associated with the light source support (3) to displace the reflector part (5) together with the light source support (3) along the guide rails (6), which are designed to bring the reference elements (24) on the reflector part (5) into an operative connection with the corresponding reference elements (25) on the light source support (3) when the light source support (3) is pushed in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Markus GRAFENEDER, Thomas SCHLINGER, Sebastian GODDERIDGE, Jürgen ZORN
  • Patent number: 9146013
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one light source (1, 10, 11, 100, 110), at least one reflector (2, 20, 21, 200, 210, 2000), and at least one lens (3, 30, 31, 300, 310), wherein the light emitted by the light source (1, 10, 11, 100, 110) is formed into a light distribution by a reflecting surface (2a, 20a, 21a, 22a, 200a, 210a, 2000a) of the at least one reflector (2, 20, 21, 200, 210, 2000) and—when the light module (1) is fitted in a vehicle—is projected via the at least one lens (3, 30, 31, 300, 310) into an area in front of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Friedrich Bauer, Dietmar Kieslinger, Andreas Moser, Marcel Rauch, Thomas Schlinger
  • Publication number: 20150023045
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one light source (1, 10, 11, 100, 110), at least one reflector (2, 20, 21, 200, 210, 2000), and at least one lens (3, 30, 31, 300, 310), wherein the light emitted by the light source (1, 10, 11, 100, 110) is formed into a light distribution by a reflecting surface (2a, 20a, 21a, 22a, 200a, 210a, 2000a) of the at least one reflector (2, 20, 21, 200, 210, 2000) and—when the light module (1) is fitted in a vehicle—is projected via the at least one lens (3, 30, 31, 300, 310) into an area in front of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Friedrich Bauer, Dietmar Kieslinger, Andreas Moser, Marcel Rauch, Thomas Schlinger