Patents by Inventor Andreas SURAY

Andreas SURAY 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: 10732345
    Abstract: A light guide for a lighting device, wherein the light guide extends along a longitudinal axis and has a coupling-out area which runs over the longitudinal axis and from which light can be emitted along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the light guide has, in its longitudinal extent, an end region which is provided with a cover in order to suppress high-intensity light emission in the end region. The cover is formed by laser-machining the light guide material in the end region of the light guide. The invention further relates to a method for forming a cover in the end region of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Heinz-Michael Dirks, Frank Schoening, Markus Stuhldreher, Andreas Suray, Franz-Georg Willeke
  • Publication number: 20180024288
    Abstract: A light guide for a lighting device, wherein the light guide extends along a longitudinal axis and has a coupling-out area which runs over the longitudinal axis and from which light can be emitted along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the light guide has, in its longitudinal extent, an end region which is provided with a cover in order to suppress high-intensity light emission in the end region. The cover is formed by laser-machining the light guide material in the end region of the light guide. The invention further relates to a method for forming a cover in the end region of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Heinz-Michael DIRKS, Frank SCHOENING, Markus STUHLDREHER, Andreas SURAY, Franz-Georg WILLEKE