Patents by Inventor Alfons MICHAELIS
Alfons MICHAELIS 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).
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Publication number: 20240125444Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Mathias DRUEPPEL, Carsten HOHMANN, Marc KAUP, Alfons MICHAELIS, Martin MUEGGE, Diana MUNDT, Thomas RETTWEILER, Jacek ROSLAK, Christian SCHMIDT, Dietmar SCHROEDER, Martin VOLLMER
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Patent number: 11940118Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle, having a plurality of light sources, which are arranged in an array, in particular in line-by-line and column-by-column fashion, and can be operated independently of each other at least in part, wherein the light sources emit light during operation; an exit face through which the light emanating from the light sources passes; and a plurality of extensive boundary elements, which extend at least partly in a region between the light sources and the exit face and serve to separate the light emanating from different light sources, wherein at least some, preferably all, of the extensive boundary elements have a reflector which at least partly reflects the light emanating from one of the light sources in the direction of the exit face.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Hella GmbH & CO. KGAAInventors: Alfons Michaelis, Martin Muegge, Diana Mundt
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Publication number: 20230304643Abstract: An illumination apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises: a light source, an optical waveguide with an incident surface and a reflective region; and a hologram arranged on or in the optical waveguide. The illumination apparatus is configured such that light emitted by the light source enters the incident surface of the optical waveguide in the direction of the reflective region, is reflected by the reflective region inside the optical waveguide in the direction of the hologram and interacts with the hologram. The average distance between the light source and the incident surface is at least half as great as the average distance between the reflective region and the hologram.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Martin Mügge, Carsten Hohmann, Alfons Michaelis, Christoph Erler, Siemen Kühl, Petr Vojtisek
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Patent number: 11708957Abstract: A taillight for a motor vehicle, comprising a light guide element, a light source, and a light emission surface. The light source emits light in the direction of a first end of the light guide element. The light guide element is designed to guide the light from the first end in the direction of a second end. The light guide element is designed to output a part of the light between the first end and the second end through the light emission surface to an environment of the taillight. The light guide element has a curved region in which the light guide element is curved away from the light emission surface. The taillight also comprises a reflector designed to reflect light emitted by the light guide element in the direction of the light emission surface. The reflector being arranged directly adjacent to the curved region.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co, KGaAInventors: Alfons Michaelis, Martin Muegge
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Publication number: 20230016329Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle, having a plurality of light sources, which are arranged in an array, in particular in line-by-line and column-by-column fashion, and can be operated independently of each other at least in part, wherein the light sources emit light during operation; an exit face through which the light emanating from the light sources passes; and a plurality of extensive boundary elements, which extend at least partly in a region between the light sources and the exit face and serve to separate the light emanating from different light sources, wherein at least some, preferably all, of the extensive boundary elements have a reflector which at least partly reflects the light emanating from one of the light sources in the direction of the exit face.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Alfons MICHAELIS, Martin MUEGGE, Diana MUNDT
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Publication number: 20230010327Abstract: A taillight for a motor vehicle, comprising a light guide element, a light source, and a light emission surface. The light source emits light in the direction of a first end of the light guide element. The light guide element is designed to guide the light from the first end in the direction of a second end. The light guide element is designed to output a part of the light between the first end and the second end through the light emission surface to an environment of the taillight. The light guide element has a curved region in which the light guide element is curved away from the light emission surface. The taillight also comprises a reflector designed to reflect light emitted by the light guide element in the direction of the light emission surface. The reflector being arranged directly adjacent to the curved region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2022Publication date: January 12, 2023Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Alfons MICHAELIS, Martin MUEGGE
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Patent number: 11274806Abstract: An illuminating device for vehicles is provided with a housing closed off by a transparent covering plate. A light source unit contains at least a first and a second light source. An optical unit contains a hologram element for generating a illuminated holographic figure are arranged. The optical unit has at least one shutter element for limiting an emission angle range (?) of the light source, such that the optical unit has a first optical component allocated to the first light source and a second optical component allocated to the second light source by means of which light emitted by the light sources can be deflected in the direction of the hologram element.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Edwin N. Kamau, Martin Mügge, Alfons Michaelis
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Publication number: 20210108776Abstract: An illuminating device for vehicles is provided with a housing closed off by a transparent covering plate. A light source unit contains at least a first and a second light source. An optical unit contains a hologram element for generating a illuminated holographic figure are arranged. The optical unit has at least one shutter element for limiting an emission angle range (?) of the light source, such that the optical unit has a first optical component allocated to the first light source and a second optical component allocated to the second light source by means of which light emitted by the light sources can be deflected in the direction of the hologram element.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Edwin N. Kamau, Martin Mügge, Alfons Michaelis
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Patent number: 10955104Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicles with a housing sealed by a transparent covering panel, containing a light source unit and an optical unit for producing a predetermined light function, wherein the optical unit has a hologram element and/or diffractive element in which diffraction information for producing the light function is contained, wherein optics are disposed downstream of the hologram element and/or the diffractive element in the light beam path, so that light of different orders of diffraction emerging from the hologram element and/or the diffractive element produce different light functions.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaAInventors: Edwin N. Kamau, Daniela Karthaus, Alfons Michaelis, Martin Muegge
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Publication number: 20200224845Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicles with a housing sealed by a transparent covering panel, containing a light source unit and an optical unit for producing a predetermined light function, wherein the optical unit has a hologram element and/or diffractive element in which diffraction information for producing the light function is contained, wherein optics are disposed downstream of the hologram element and/or the diffractive element in the light beam path, so that light of different orders of diffraction emerging from the hologram element and/or the diffractive element produce different light functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: Edwin N. KAMAU, Daniela KARTHAUS, Alfons MICHAELIS, Martin MUEGGE