Patents by Inventor Alexandre JOERG

Alexandre JOERG 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: 12235355
    Abstract: An automotive lighting device including a light source configured to emit light in a light direction, a sensor and a cover. The sensor is configured to acquire information outside the lighting device by emitting a wave in a sensor direction, the wavelength of the wave being comprised between 1 mm and 1 cm. The cover comprises a first portion located in the light direction and a second portion located in the sensor direction, the second portion including a sensor region having a refractive index and a thickness which is between 0.8 and 1.2 times an ideal thickness, the ideal thickness being equal to a natural number multiplied by the wavelength and divided by two times the refractive index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Renaud, Alexandre Joerg
  • Patent number: 11976796
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a cavity, at least one illumination source arranged in the cavity, and at least one detection system which is arranged in the cavity and includes an emitter and/or a receiver designed to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves in a predetermined wavelength range. The lighting device includes a trim arranged in the cavity and behind which the emitter and/or the receiver of the detection system are arranged. The trim includes an interference filter which is transparent in transmission at wavelengths in the predetermined wavelength range and is reflective for the wavelengths transmitted in the visible spectrum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Alexandre Joerg, Pierre Renaud
  • Publication number: 20230048569
    Abstract: The invention is related to an automotive lighting device (10) comprising a light source (1) configured to emit light in a light direction (dl), a sensor (2) and a cover (3). The sensor (2) is configured to acquire information outside the lighting device by emitting a wave in a sensor direction (d2), the wavelength of the wave being comprised between 1 mm and 1 cm. The cover (3) comprises a first portion (31) located in the light direction and a second portion (32) located in the sensor direction, the second portion (32) comprising a sensor region (33) having a refractive index and a thickness which is comprised between 0.8 and 1.2 times an ideal thickness, the ideal thickness being equal to a natural number multiplied by the wavelength and divided by two times the refractive index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre RENAUD, Alexandre JOERG
  • Patent number: 11541804
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting device that includes a means for emitting a first cut-off light beam along an optical axis where the cut-off is a substantially horizontal line that includes a cut where the cut extends in a coordinate system formed by a horizontal reference axis (HR) that is parallel to a first horizontal axis (HI) passing through the substantially horizontal line; and a vertical reference axis (VR) that is perpendicular to the horizontal reference axis (HR) and to an optical axis; where the optical axis passes through the coordinate system's center; Also is included a means for emitting a second light beam that is horizontally divided into a multitude of selectively activated light segments where the light segments illuminate a zone located astride of the first horizontal axis (HI) that is characterized by the cut, which includes a proximal longitudinal end along the horizontal reference axis (HR) between 1.25° and 1.5° or between ?1.25° and ?1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Alexandre Joerg, Orane Marchal
  • Publication number: 20220373148
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle includes a cavity, at least one illumination source arranged in the cavity, and at least one detection system which is arranged in the cavity and includes an emitter and/or a receiver designed to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves in a predetermined wavelength range. The lighting device includes a trim arranged in the cavity and behind which the emitter and/or the receiver of the detection system are arranged. The trim includes an interference filter which is transparent in transmission at wavelengths in the predetermined wavelength range and is reflective for the wavelengths transmitted in the visible spectrum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Alexandre JOERG, Pierre RENAUD
  • Publication number: 20220342079
    Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle including at least one light source, at least one sensor configured to acquire information outside the vehicle based on infrared. A cover including a first portion covers the at least one light source and a second portion that is opaque to visible light and to infrared. The cover further includes a third portion that is opaque to visible light and transparent to infrared, substantially centered on said at least one sensor and integrated into the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre RENAUD, Gregory PLANCHE, Anthony LOZANO, Alexandre JOERG
  • Publication number: 20220032838
    Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting device that includes a means for emitting a first cut-off light beam along an optical axis where the cut-off is a substantially horizontal line that includes a cut where the cut extends in a coordinate system formed by a horizontal reference axis (HR) that is parallel to a first horizontal axis (HI) passing through the substantially horizontal line; and a vertical reference axis (VR) that is perpendicular to the horizontal reference axis (HR) and to an optical axis; where the optical axis passes through the coordinate system's center; Also is included a means for emitting a second light beam that is horizontally divided into a multitude of selectively activated light segments where the light segments illuminate a zone located astride of the first horizontal axis (HI) that is characterized by the cut, which includes a proximal longitudinal end along the horizontal reference axis (HR) between 1.25° and 1.5° or between ?1.25° and ?1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Alexandre JOERG, Orane MARCHAL
  • Patent number: 11028990
    Abstract: A single-piece optical vehicle part comprising: a plurality of entrance dioptric interfaces and/or a plurality of exit dioptric interfaces; at least one junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or at least one junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces. The junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or the junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces has a structural modification allowing light to be absorbed and/or scattered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Renaud, Alexandre Joerg, Francois Gratecap, Yves Gromfeld
  • Patent number: 10845017
    Abstract: A luminous motor-vehicle module intended to generate a light beam that projects forward an image. The image comprises at least one horizontal row of pixels. The luminous module is arranged so that a first pixel of the horizontal row of pixels comprises a lower end and/or an upper end that are/is vertically offset with respect to a lower end and/or an upper end of a second pixel of the same row, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Renaud, Alexandre Joerg
  • Patent number: 10823357
    Abstract: A field-correcting optical element configured to be arranged in an adaptive lighting device crosswise to light rays emitted by a plurality of light sources includes an entrance face through which light rays enter and an exit face through which these light rays exit. At least one segment of the entrance face is covered with an antireflection coating that is able to increase the transmittance of light rays through the optical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Marine Courcier, Alexandre Joerg
  • Patent number: 10677408
    Abstract: An optical module for a motor vehicle including a first optical element including light guides and a projection optic arranged at a distance from the first optical element and having a longitudinal optical axis. The light guides are aligned in a series, perpendicular to the longitudinal optical axis and in a transverse direction, and they include first light guides and second light guides. The first light guides are arranged successively with respect to each other by being interposed between the second light guides, the first light guides each having a transverse dimension less than the equivalent transverse dimension of each of the second light guides. The first light guides are predominantly offset transversely with respect to the longitudinal optical axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Renaud, Alexandre Joerg
  • Publication number: 20200080699
    Abstract: A single-piece optical vehicle part comprising: a plurality of entrance dioptric interfaces and/or a plurality of exit dioptric interfaces; at least one junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or at least one junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces. The junction between two adjacent entrance dioptric interfaces and/or the junction between two adjacent exit dioptric interfaces has a structural modification allowing light to be absorbed and/or scattered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre RENAUD, Alexandre JOERG, Francois GRATECAP, Yves GROMFELD
  • Publication number: 20200032973
    Abstract: A luminous motor-vehicle module intended to generate a light beam that projects forward an image. The image comprises at least one horizontal row of pixels. The luminous module is arranged so that a first pixel of the horizontal row of pixels comprises a lower end and/or an upper end that are/is vertically offset with respect to a lower end and/or an upper end of a second pixel of the same row, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre RENAUD, Alexandre JOERG
  • Patent number: 10480742
    Abstract: An optical module for a motor vehicle, the module having a longitudinal optical axis including a matrix array of elementary light sources emitting from a common emission plane that is orthogonal to the optical axis, and a projecting lens for projecting the image of the elementary light sources. The projecting lens includes an object focal surface having a curvature defect. A field-correcting optical element is interposed between the emission plane and the projecting lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Alexandre Joerg, Marine Courcier
  • Patent number: 10473285
    Abstract: A lighting module for a motor vehicle headlight including at least one light source and optical elements for forming at least one light pattern, characterized in that each light pattern is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion which are lit simultaneously and inseparably, the upper portion being delimited transversely by two vertical edges for each of which the light intensity decreases according to a first determined gradient, and the lower portion being delimited transversely by two vertical edges for each of which the light intensity decreases according to a second determined gradient lower than the first determined gradient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Eric Mornet, Marine Courcier, Alexandre Joerg
  • Publication number: 20190219241
    Abstract: An optical module for a motor vehicle including a first optical element including light guides and a projection optic arranged at a distance from the first optical element and having a longitudinal optical axis. The light guides are aligned in a series, perpendicular to the longitudinal optical axis and in a transverse direction, and they include first light guides and second light guides. The first light guides are arranged successively with respect to each other by being interposed between the second light guides, the first light guides each having a transverse dimension less than the equivalent transverse dimension of each of the second light guides. The first light guides are predominantly offset transversely with respect to the longitudinal optical axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre RENAUD, Alexandre JOERG
  • Patent number: 10337684
    Abstract: An optical lighting module for a motor vehicle including a primary optical element having a first rear portion with a plurality of light guides of longitudinal main axis arranged along at least one transverse row, each comprising an output front end face for a secondary light beam. Also included is a front portion which has a common output front face for the secondary light beams, wherein the front face of the front portion is conformed to spread the secondary light beams at least in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Alexandre Joerg, Marine Courcier
  • Publication number: 20190113198
    Abstract: A lighting module for a motor vehicle headlight including at least one light source and optical elements for forming at least one light pattern, characterized in that each light pattern is divided into an upper portion and a lower portion which are lit simultaneously and inseparably, the upper portion being delimited transversely by two vertical edges for each of which the light intensity decreases according to a first determined gradient, and the lower portion being delimited transversely by two vertical edges for each of which the light intensity decreases according to a second determined gradient lower than the first determined gradient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Eric MORNET, Marine COURCIER, Alexandre JOERG
  • Publication number: 20190003674
    Abstract: A field-correcting optical element configured to be arranged in an adaptive lighting device crosswise to light rays emitted by a plurality of light sources includes an entrance face through which light rays enter and an exit face through which these light rays exit. At least one segment of the entrance face is covered with an antireflection coating that is able to increase the transmittance of light rays through the optical element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Marine COURCIER, Alexandre JOERG
  • Publication number: 20180087735
    Abstract: An optical lighting module for a motor vehicle including a primary optical element having a first rear portion with a plurality of light guides of longitudinal main axis arranged along at least one transverse row, each comprising an output front end face for a secondary light beam. Also included is a front portion which has a common output front face for the secondary light beams, wherein the front face of the front portion is conformed to spread the secondary light beams at least in a vertical direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Alexandre JOERG, Marine COURCIER