Patents by Inventor Bahman Samimy

Bahman Samimy 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).

  • Light management system for a vehicle
    Patent number: 5781105
    Abstract: A light management system for an automotive vehicle includes vehicle sensors that collectively represent a state of the vehicle and that provide a state of the vehicle signal, vehicle sensors that collectively represent a state of the environment and that provide a state of the environment signal, a microprocessor controller which receives both the state of the vehicle signal and the state of the environment signal, the microprocessor controller provides a modified beam pattern based on the state of the vehicle signal and the state of the environment signal and then manipulates the modified beam pattern based on the state of the vehicle signal and the state of the environment signal and then provides a final light distribution signal, and a forward lighting array for receiving the final light distribution signal and illuminating a roadway thereupon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Sami Bitar, Bahman Samimy, John David Russell, Kevin Michael Glass, Marie Therese-Brodner Malecki, Timothy Lino Cardanha