Patents Assigned to Valeo Vision
  • Publication number: 20260158989
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a method for optimizing illumination in a junction region (202) between a plurality of vehicles (200-1, 200-2) emitting a light beam (201-1, 201-2), comprising ·Estimating a time interval in which each vehicle (200-1,A1 200-2) will be in the junction region (202); ·Estimating the illumination in the junction region (202) at any given time in the estimated time interval; ·If there is a region of overlap (2021) in which the estimated illumination corresponds to superposition of a plurality of light beams (201-1, 201-2): *Determining, via communication between the plurality of vehicles (200-1, 200-2) and on the basis of a set of parameters that are each relative to the consumption of one vehicle (200-1, 200-2), at least one action to be taken by a vehicle (200-1, 200-2) on its light beam (201-1, 201-2); *Taking each determined action in the junction region (202).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Rabih TALEB
  • Publication number: 20260153210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light device configured to perform a high-mount stop light function and includes a housing configured to receive optical modules, an optical module support fixed to the housing, a primary optical module configured to perform the high-mount stop light function, a secondary optical module configured to perform a function of projecting a light pattern onto a reflection surface, an output lens with a pattern and configured to close the housing. The primary optical module is a cylindrical light guide configured to cooperate with primary light rays generated by at least one primary light source, and the secondary optical module includes a first electronic support and at least one secondary light source configured to generate secondary light rays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Cedric GILLET, Christophe VALOIS, Richard GELOEN, Alexandre FRANC
  • Publication number: 20260155561
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting module including an assembly of at least one flexible guide sheet, each flexible guide sheet being able to return light rays in a direction substantially normal to a surface of the flexible guide sheet according to at least one pattern etched in the flexible guide sheet. The lighting module also includes at least one light-injection element capable of receiving light and of distributing light in the assembly of at least one flexible guide sheet, and at least one light source capable of injecting light into the at least one light-injection element. The lighting module further includes a metal nanometric mesh forming an antenna is deposited on at least one surface of at least one flexible guide sheet of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Eduardo ALVEAR CABEZON
  • Publication number: 20260153216
    Abstract: A light guide fixing assembly, a lighting or signal indicating device and a motor vehicle are provided. The light guide fixing assembly is used to fix two light guides, each light guide has an opposing first end and second end, and the first end has a mounting portion. The light guide fixing assembly includes a fixing base and a fastener, constructed to fix the mounting portions of the first ends of the two light guides to the fixing base by pressing them against the fixing base, so that the fastener separates the two mounting portions of the first ends of the two light guides in a first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Yajun WANG, Sha LIU, Qiwei ZHANG, Shuo ZHOU
  • Patent number: 12648065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a pixelated light source for a motor vehicle. The method makes it possible to prevent thermal runaway and premature ageing of the elementary pixels of the source independently of the projected light levels. By dynamically adapting the electric current intensities at the elementary light sources, the control method provides protection for the semiconductor junctions of the pixels of the pixelated light source in order to increase their lifespan and avoid visible defects in a beam projected onto the road due to thermal runaway or premature ageing of the semiconductor junctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Sidahmed Beddar
  • Patent number: 12648069
    Abstract: The invention provides an electronic assembly for an automotive luminous device. The electronic assembly includes a first group of light sources, a second group of light sources, a driver element to control the operation of the light sources and a mode selection circuit. The mode selection circuit is configured to receive a mode selection control signal and to provide an output signal with a control value which depends on the mode selection control signal. The driver element includes a first input configured to receive power supply, a second input configured to receive the output signal of the mode selection circuit and an output received by the first group of light sources and by the second group of light sources, so that the operation of the first group of light sources and of the second group of light sources is controlled by the output of the driver element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Miguel Angel Cantudo Franco, Jesus Jurado, Alberto Gonzalez Rico
  • Patent number: 12648067
    Abstract: A method for controlling an automotive lighting device. The method includes projecting a first light pattern, capturing an image of a region in front of the lighting device, obtaining a luminance map from the captured image, identifying objects in the luminance map and classify them as reliable or not reliable, according to at least one reliability criterion and modifying the first light pattern to modify the luminous intensity in at least one zone intended to project light on a non-reliable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Yasser Almehio, Hafid El Idrissi
  • Patent number: 12644573
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting device including a housing with a first module for emitting a first beam, a second module for emitting a second beam, extending above the first, a third module for emitting a third segmented beam, extending above the second beam, and an optical projection system. The second module is arranged below the first module, the third module is arranged below the second module, and each of the modules includes a plurality of light sources, a collector for collecting and reflecting the rays emitted by the plurality of light sources into a beam, and a portion of the optical projection system that is arranged to project the beam, the portion forming an image of the collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Yves Gromfeld
  • Publication number: 20260146727
    Abstract: Light module for a headlight of a motor vehicle. The light module includes a plurality of sub-modules, each sub-module producing a light sub-beam, an optical projection unit includes at least one projection lens configured to project at least one of the light sub-beams, and a separator configured to be fixed on the optical projection unit and to separate at least two sub-beams specific to different sub-modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Laurent MUTHULAR, Jean-Marc GRESSOT
  • Patent number: 12636997
    Abstract: A light including: a first segment including: first lights with first states and first lights with second states; a second segment including: second lights with first states and second lights with second states; a third segment including: third lights with first states and third lights with second states; and wherein the light is in communication with a controller that is configured to: activate the first lights with the one or more first states to create a first light condition; activate the first lights with the one or more second states to create a portion of a second light condition; activate the second lights with the first states to complete the second light condition; and deactivate the first lights with the first states automatically when the first lights with the second states, the second lights the first states, or both are activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Andrew Massey, Mark Verplank
  • Patent number: 12638150
    Abstract: An illumination system of a motor vehicle includes a first lighting module that is able to emit a first light beam with an upper cut-off, a second lighting module that is able to emit a second, pixelated light beam, and a system for mechanically adjusting the vertical orientation of the first and second light beams. A controller is able to receive an emission instruction for a given lighting function and is designed to control the adjusting system in order to bring about a simultaneous modification of the vertical orientation of the first and second light beams on the basis of the instruction and to control the second lighting module to emit a second, pixelated light beam having predetermined characteristics on the basis of said instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Matthieu Drezet, Sebastien Roels, Marie Pellarin
  • Publication number: 20260143613
    Abstract: The present invention provides a circuit board mounting structure, including a fixing support and a PCB clamped to the fixing support. A first part of the PCB experiences elastic deformation, and a resulting elastic force clamps the PCB on the fixing support. Because the elastic part is provided on the PCB, the elastic part being capable of experiencing elastic deformation to clamp the PCB on the fixing support, it is possible to avoid the technical problem in the prior art that injection molding is difficult when the elastic part is arranged on the fixing support, and thereby reduce production costs. The present invention further provides a PCB, a lighting apparatus and a motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 21, 2026
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Yilin LI, Lei ZHU, Yan SUN, Shuang XIAO
  • Patent number: 12631311
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for projecting light beams for a vehicle, including a first device configured to generate a first beam which performs a signaling function and a second device configured to generate at least a second beam for projecting a pattern, with the first device including at least one refractive optical member for shaping the first beam and in that the second device includes at least one optical element having a controlled pattern-generating surface to deflect light rays from a light source, this generating surface having local variations arranged so as to form a predetermined pattern in the second beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Eric Moisy, Marine Courcier, Stefan Namyslo
  • Patent number: 12630077
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling bending light generated by a vehicle lighting device emitting a luminous flux that varies depending on the movement of the vehicle, the method includes determining at least three initial luminous-flux images, each initial luminous-flux image corresponding to emission of light by the lighting device in a predefined direction. When the vehicle is not following one of the predefined directions, determining an intermediate luminous-flux image to be emitted by the lighting device in an intermediate direction, by weighted averaging of two of the three initial luminous-flux images corresponding to the directions flanking the intermediate direction most closely and projecting, onto the road scene, depending on the direction of movement of the vehicle, the initial or intermediate luminous-flux image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Constantin Prat, Arthur Lubat
  • Patent number: 12630073
    Abstract: A light system including: a housing that is connectable within a vehicle, the housing including an interior and an exterior; a motor located within the interior of the housing and having a portion that extends through an opening in the housing to the exterior of the housing so that the motor is capable of moving the light system relative to the vehicle; and one or more seals that prevent fluids and/or debris from contacting the portion that extends through the opening in the housing, the opening in the housing, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Andrew Massey, Jeremy Gahimer
  • Patent number: 12624814
    Abstract: The present invention is a lighting device configured to project a light beam. The lighting device includes a light-emitting module configured to generate the light beam mainly along a longitudinal optical axis and a screen having a main region through which the light beam is projected. The lighting device includes a system for rotating the light-emitting module that is able to make the light-emitting module move from a first position to a second position about an axis of rotation. The axis of rotation of the light-emitting module is at distance from the light-emitting module, in a space bounded longitudinally by the screen and the light-emitting module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Remi Monnier, Sebastien Roels
  • Patent number: 12625316
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting module including an assembly of at least one flexible guide sheet, each flexible guide sheet of the assembly being suitable for receiving light rays at an edge of the flexible guide sheet and for reflecting the light rays in a direction substantially normal to a surface of the flexible guide sheet according to at least one pattern etched in the flexible guide sheet. The assembly is suitable for returning light according to a first pattern and a second pattern. The module includes a first and a second light injection element suitable for distributing light in the assembly of at least one flexible guide sheet. At least one light source is suitable for selectively injecting light into the first and second light injection elements so as to form the first pattern or the second pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Eduardo Alvear, Sidahmed Beddar, Benoit Delande, Hafid El-Idrissi
  • Patent number: 12618537
    Abstract: A lighting module for an automotive vehicle includes a plurality of lighting sub-modules each including at least one light source, a flat optical light guide with an input surface, and an output surface and a reflection surface which is capable of reflecting light from the input surface to the output surface. The plurality of lighting sub-modules includes first lighting sub-modules configured to each produce a lighting sub-beam with an upper horizontal cut-off, and second lighting sub-modules configured to each produce a lighting sub-beam without an upper horizontal cut-off. The first and second lighting sub-modules are juxtaposed so as to form, along the juxtaposition, a plurality of alternations between the first and second lighting sub-modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Antoine De Lamberterie, Pierre Renaud, Vanesa Sanchez
  • Publication number: 20260119839
    Abstract: The invention relates to a receiver which includes a memory storing a first auto-encoder convolutional neural network capable of obtaining enhanced data from compressed data, a first interface capable of receiving compressed data via a communication channel, a processor configured to decompress the data into decompressed data, and to apply the first auto-encoder convolutional neural network to the compressed data in order to obtain enhanced data, and a second interface capable of transmitting the enhanced data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 30, 2026
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventor: Yasser ALMEHIO
  • Patent number: 12607319
    Abstract: The invention relates to a luminous module for a vehicle including at least one light source configured to emit light rays, at least one collector associated with the at least one light source, and configured to collect and direct the light rays from the at least one light source toward at least one exit optical element, with the at least one exit optical element configured to transmit the light rays toward the outside of the vehicle to form a light beam The luminous module further including a system for lateral relative movement of the at least one collector and the at least one associated light source relative to the at least one exit optical element in such a way as to cause the light beam to move laterally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Sylvain Giraud, Nicolas Martin