Patents by Inventor Anton Kempf

Anton Kempf 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 in the door of a vehicle
    Patent number: 6160475
    Abstract: A lighting device comprises at least one door light (4) provided in a door (2) of a vehicle, the light source of which (6) is disposed behind a wall (7) of a door covering, in particular a trim (3), wherein the outer side of the wall (7) is formed, in this region (8), by a light-permeable decorative layer (10) which has a surface pattern when the light source (6) is switched off corresponding to the remaining surface decor of the wall (7). The light-permeable decorative layer (10) is introduced onto a transparent plastic (13) using the IMD method. It is thereby possible to impart an arbitrary surface design to the light-permeable decorative layer (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: Sidler GmbH & Co.
    Inventors: Heinz Hornung, Thomas Jaiser, Bern Merz, Anton Kempf, Klaus-Peter Fessler