Patents by Inventor Ashwin Thombre

Ashwin Thombre 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).

  • Publication number: 20230288039
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly is provided with at least one light source having an optical axis. A lens body a first body segment having a light-collection surface positioned adjacent the light source and from the light-collecting face to a first total-internal-reflection (TIR) surface. A middle body segment extends from the first TIR surface to a second TIR surface. A second body segment extends from the second TIR surface to a light emission surface defining an output optical axis. Light propagates in each of the first, middle and second segments in a generally collimated light path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: North American Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Ashwin THOMBRE
  • Patent number: 11532774
    Abstract: A light assembly includes a light source and a lens with a light-incident face defined by a central primary collector surface and secondary input surfaces extending transversely from the central primary collector surface, a light-emitting face opposite the light-incident face and defined by a central collimator profile and a pair of lateral side projections extending transversely from the central collimator profile, and a pair of secondary collecting surfaces extending between the light-incident face and the light-emitting face. Light from the light source received by the lens and exits as a generally collimated output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Ashwin Thombre
  • Patent number: 11448377
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided with a projection lens having a lens profile with a rear major surface with a convex curvature and a front surface with a concave curvature. A rear height of the rear major surface is greater than a front height of the front surface. The lamp has a plurality of light sources 36 and a reflector configured to reflect the light emitted from the plurality light of sources towards the projection lens. As the lens profile is swept along a curve length, at least one of the rear convex curvature or the front concave curvature varies. The light output from the front surface of the projection lens is generally uniform along the curve length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Ashwin Thombre
  • Publication number: 20210202807
    Abstract: A lens is provided with a light-incident face and a light-emitting face opposite the light-incident face. The lens body has a central optical axis extending in a forward direction through the light-incident face and the light-emitting face. The light-incident-face has a primary collector surface defined by a collimator profile revolved about a transverse axis perpendicular to the central optical axis. A pair of secondary collecting surfaces extend between the light-incident face and the light-emitting face, the secondary collecting surfaces oriented to reflect light internal to the lens body in the forward direction through total internal reflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: North American Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Ashwin THOMBRE
  • Patent number: 10957829
    Abstract: A light assembly includes a light source and a lens with a light-incident face defined by a central primary collector surface and secondary input surfaces extending transversely from the central primary collector surface, a light-emitting face opposite the light-incident face and defined by a central collimator profile and a pair of lateral side projections extending transversely from the central collimator profile, and a pair of secondary collecting surfaces extending between the light-incident face and the light-emitting face. Light from the light source received by the lens and exits as a generally collimated output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Ashwin Thombre
  • Publication number: 20200365780
    Abstract: A lens is provided with a light-incident face and a light-emitting face opposite the light-incident face. The lens body has a central optical axis extending in a forward direction through the light-incident face and the light-emitting face. The light-incident-face has a primary collector surface defined by a collimator profile revolved about a transverse axis perpendicular to the central optical axis. A pair of secondary collecting surfaces extend between the light-incident face and the light-emitting face, the secondary collecting surfaces oriented to reflect light internal to the lens body in the forward direction through total internal reflection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: North American Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Ashwin Thombre
  • Publication number: 20200116324
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided with a projection lens having a lens profile with a rear major surface with a convex curvature and a front surface with a concave curvature. A rear height of the rear major surface is greater than a front height of the front surface. The lamp has a plurality of light sources 36 and a reflector configured to reflect the light emitted from the plurality light of sources towards the projection lens. As the lens profile is swept along a curve length, at least one of the rear convex curvature or the front concave curvature varies. The light output from the front surface of the projection lens is generally uniform along the curve length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: North American Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Ashwin Thombre
  • Patent number: 10527249
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided with a projection lens having a lens profile with a rear major surface with a convex curvature and a front surface with a concave curvature. A rear height of the rear major surface is greater than a front height of the front surface. The lamp has a plurality of light sources 36 and a reflector configured to reflect the light emitted from the plurality light of sources towards the projection lens. As the lens profile is swept along a curve length, at least one of the rear convex curvature or the front concave curvature varies. The light output from the front surface of the projection lens is generally uniform along the curve length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: NORTH AMERICAN LIGHTING, INC.
    Inventor: Ashwin Thombre
  • Publication number: 20190368678
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp is provided with a projection lens having a lens profile with a rear major surface with a convex curvature and a front surface with a concave curvature. A rear height of the rear major surface is greater than a front height of the front surface. The lamp has a plurality of light sources 36 and a reflector configured to reflect the light emitted from the plurality light of sources towards the projection lens. As the lens profile is swept along a curve length, at least one of the rear convex curvature or the front concave curvature varies. The light output from the front surface of the projection lens is generally uniform along the curve length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: North American Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Ashwin Thombre