Patents by Inventor Andreas Tikwe

Andreas Tikwe 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).

  • Lighting device for a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 10634308
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle has a ventilating device for ventilating the interior of the lighting device. The ventilating device has at least one separate component which is connected to a lower housing wall of the lighting device in the region of a ventilation opening in the housing wall, and through which component external air can pass into the interior. The component is embodied as an air-guiding element by which a slip stream can be selectively deflected from the outside onto at least one specific partial region of a lens of the lighting device. The ventilation and therefore the demisting of the lighting device is significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Angelo Carnarius, Andreas Tikwe, Ralf Simanek
  • LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180156412
    Abstract: A lighting device for a motor vehicle has a ventilating device for ventilating the interior of the lighting device. The ventilating device has at least one separate component which is connected to a lower housing wall of the lighting device in the region of a ventilation opening in the housing wall, and through which component external air can pass into the interior. The component is embodied as an air-guiding element by which a slip stream can be selectively deflected from the outside onto at least one specific partial region of a lens of the lighting device. The ventilation and therefore the demisting of the lighting device is significantly improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Angelo Carnarius, Andreas Tikwe, Ralf Simanek