Patents by Inventor Boris Kubitza

Boris Kubitza 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: 20250196755
    Abstract: The invention relates to a headlamp for vehicles comprising an imaging unit and comprising an optical unit for generating a predefined light distribution, which has a plurality of light spots, the lights each being produced by projection of at least one light pixel of the imaging unit, and comprising a control unit containing a control signal for controlling the light pixels of the imaging unit and/or for controlling optical elements of the optical unit arranged upstream of the light pixels, a light focal point of the light distribution being arranged displaceably depending on the control signal, and the control signal being designed in such a way that the light focal point is arranged in a right edge region and/or left edge region of the light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Sebastian Bartscher, Tobias Irmscher, Rainer Kauschke, Heinz Pollmann, Christian Smarslik, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks, Boris Kubitza
  • Patent number: 12320487
    Abstract: A headlamp for vehicles comprising a light module containing an image generator unit and an optical unit and comprising an actuation device containing an actuation signal for actuating the image generator unit depending on an operating parameter of the vehicle so that a driving course light distribution is imaged on a roadway. The driving course light distribution has a curved guide line with a radius of curvature during cornering of the vehicle. The image generator unit has a plurality of individually actuatable light-emitting elements and an actuation signal is generated so that the light-emitting elements provided for generating the driving course light distribution are deactivated or partially deactivated if the radius of the curved guide line o be imaged during cornering of the vehicle is smaller than a prespecified threshold value radius of curvatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian Huester, Boris Kubitza, Carsten Wilks
  • Patent number: 12194912
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle. An object is detected by an object detecting device of the motor vehicle. An angle is determined between a geometrical longitudinal axis of the motor vehicle passing through the object detecting device and a geometrical connecting line between the object detecting device and the object. A glare reduction range of the headlamp is determined using the angle without taking into account a total distance between the object and the motor vehicle, the headlamp illuminating the glare reduction range with a lower brightness than areas adjacent to the glare reduction range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian Hüster, Boris Kubitza, Udo Venker, Maxim Siffermann
  • Publication number: 20250010717
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a light-based driver assistance system in a motor vehicle. The driver assistance system projects a light distribution onto the road surface in front of the motor vehicle. The light distribution generates lane markings. The lane markings are two individual parallel lane markings at a distance (D) to one another that corresponds to the width of the motor vehicle. The individual lane markings do not look like a solid line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Boris Kubitza, Carsten Wilks
  • Publication number: 20250010787
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light module for a lighting device of a vehicle, in particular for a headlight of a vehicle. The light module comprises a light-generating unit for emitting light, an optical unit for deforming the light emitted by the light-generating unit, and a heat sink for cooling the light-generating unit, the heat sink having a front side facing the optical unit and a rear side facing away from the optical unit, the light-generating unit being situated between the optical unit and the heat sink, the optical unit comprising at least one referencing means, and the heat sink having a recess that accommodates the referencing means on the front side facing the optical unit, and the recess being closed or substantially closed at the rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Inventors: Boris Kubitza, Jeremias Spiegel
  • Publication number: 20250012420
    Abstract: A headlamp for vehicles comprising a light module containing an image generator unit and an optical unit and comprising an actuation device containing an actuation signal for actuating the image generator unit depending on an operating parameter of the vehicle so that a driving course light distribution is imaged on a roadway. The driving course light distribution has a curved guide line with a radius of curvature during cornering of the vehicle. The image generator unit has a plurality of individually actuatable light-emitting elements and an actuation signal is generated so that the light-emitting elements provided for generating the driving course light distribution are deactivated or partially deactivated if the radius of the curved guide line o be imaged during cornering of the vehicle is smaller than a prespecified threshold value radius of curvatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2024
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA, Carsten WILKS
  • Publication number: 20240424978
    Abstract: A method for controlling headlights of a motor vehicle. The headlights are operated in a low beam mode such that a low beam distribution is emitted by the headlights. An object is detected in front of the motor vehicle during operation in the low beam mode. An automatic reduction of a light intensity distribution is triggered exclusively in a region of the low beam distribution. the size and position of which depends on a distance of the motor vehicle from the object, on a position of the object and on a width of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Sebastian BARTSCHER, Tobias IRMSCHER, Rainer KAUSCHKE, Boris KUBITZA, Heinz POLLMANN, Christian SMARSLIK, Udo VENKER, Carsten WILKS
  • Patent number: 12156308
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling two light modules, comprising the following steps: supplying a first light module with a first electric power and a second light module with a second electric power; determining a first temperature of the first light module and a second temperature of the second light module; and adjusting the first and second electric power as a function of the first and second temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian Huester, Boris Kubitza, Martin Pluempe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
  • Patent number: 12090926
    Abstract: A method for detecting whether a motor vehicle is located within a section of a roadway, comprising the following steps: detecting roadway markings of a roadway on which the motor vehicle is located, detecting whether the motor vehicle is located within a section of the roadway, wherein the section is defined by section boundaries, and then outputting a warning if the motor vehicle is not located within the section, wherein the section boundaries are defined depending on a marking distance of the roadway markings from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian Huester, Boris Kubitza
  • Publication number: 20240298394
    Abstract: A method for operating a circuit arrangement is provided. An illumination field has at least one first module and one second module that each comprise at least one light source and a controllable switching element. An open-loop and/or closed-loop controller for the illumination field is provided, wherein the controllable switching elements are controlled by the open-loop and/or closed-loop controller such that switch-on times and/or switch-off times are defined for each light source by the open-loop and/or closed-loop controller and such that the open-loop and/or closed-loop controller controls one and/or more controllable switching elements of the modules to close during the switch-on times and to open during the switch-off times. The switch-on times and/or switch-off times are determined based on a desired luminous intensity distribution of the individual modules or a desired overall luminous intensity distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2024
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Boris KUBITZA, Martin PLUEMPE, Carsten WILKS
  • Publication number: 20240278715
    Abstract: A headlamp for vehicles that has a light source unit. Numerous light sources and/or light guides are controllable individually. A sensor unit for detects headlamp status data and/or vehicle environment data. A control unit for controlling the light sources and/or light guides generates a predefined light distribution for the headlamp. The range of the headlamp can be adjusted on the basis of sensor signals from the sensor unit. The control unit contains a control element for the light sources and/or light guides for projecting a guide marking onto a road surface. The control unit contains a compensator that compensates for deviations in the guide marking on the basis of a sensor signal generated by the sensor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Boris Kubitza, Carsten Wilks
  • Publication number: 20240227665
    Abstract: A method for operating a light-based driver assistance system of a motor vehicle, wherein via at least one headlight of the motor vehicle, a light distribution is projected onto the roadway in front of the motor vehicle. The light distribution produces a lane marking, the width of which is essentially equal to the vehicle width of the motor vehicle and the course of which corresponds to a predicted lane course when the motor vehicle is driving. The method steps are carried out continuously when driving through a curve: predicting the lane course when driving through the curve, determining the point of intersection of the inner lane boundary with the light field limitation of a light field projectable onto the roadway when driving through the curve, setting a distal boundary of the lane marking, and projecting a light distribution onto the roadway in front of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA, Jeremias SPIEGEL, Carsten WILKS
  • Patent number: 12000561
    Abstract: A headlamp assembly for illuminating surroundings of a vehicle, including at least one headlamp, a temperature sensor, and a control device. The at least one headlamp comprising a multiplicity of light sources, the multiplicity of light sources (being divided into a first group and at least one second group. The temperature sensor being configured to detect a temperature in the at least one headlamp. The light sources of the multiplicity of light sources being thermally coupled. The control device being configured to ascertain a current temperature ascertained by the temperature sensor in the at least one headlamp and, in the case that the current temperature in the at least one headlamp exceeds a predefined temperature threshold value, to select the first group or the at least one second group for a power reduction, depending on an operating situation of the vehicle and to reduce the power of the selected group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGAA
    Inventors: Christian Huester, Boris Kubitza, Martin Pluempe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
  • Publication number: 20240151381
    Abstract: A headlamp for a vehicle is provided, and includes at least one light source and an optical element for generating a high beam light distribution and a low beam light distribution in front of the vehicle. The headlamp is designed to generate a high beam light distribution that contains at least one illuminated region, and at least one glare suppression region that is not lit. The headlamp is also designed to also generate a low beam light distribution that contains at least one illuminated region, and at least glare one suppression region that is not lit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Christian Hüster, Boris Kubitza, Martin Plümpe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
  • Publication number: 20240131981
    Abstract: A method for operating a light-based driver assistance system of a motor vehicle, wherein via at least one headlight of the motor vehicle, a light distribution is projected onto the roadway in front of the motor vehicle. The light distribution produces a lane marking, the width of which is essentially equal to the vehicle width of the motor vehicle and the course of which corresponds to a predicted lane course when the motor vehicle is driving. The method steps are carried out continuously when driving through a curve: predicting the lane course when driving through the curve, determining the point of intersection of the inner lane boundary with the light field limitation of a light field projectable onto the roadway when driving through the curve, setting a distal boundary of the lane marking, and projecting a light distribution onto the roadway in front of the motor vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian HUESTER, Boris KUBITZA, Jeremias SPIEGEL, Carsten WILKS
  • Publication number: 20240123896
    Abstract: A method for controlling a headlamp of a first motor vehicle traveling on a roadway, the method including: operation of the headlamp with a high beam light distribution, wherein at least a part of the high beam light distribution covers the roadway; sensing of an environment in front of the first motor vehicle with a camera; detection of a curve in the roadway located in front of the first motor vehicle; determination of whether a second vehicle traveling on the curve can be sensed by the camera; and reduction of a width of the high beam light distribution when it has been determined that the second motor vehicle cannot be sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Boris KUBITZA, Carsten WILKS
  • Publication number: 20240116570
    Abstract: A method is provided for projecting a guide line onto a road surface. An anticipated trajectory of the motor vehicle is calculated from the speed and steering angle of the motor vehicle. A guide line is projected onto a road surface in front of the motor vehicle. The guide line indicates the anticipated travel path. Whether the motor vehicle is starting a curve is detected based on the steering angle. The guide line contains the shape of a first clothoid in at least a first segment when it is detected that the motor vehicle is starting to travel in a curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Boris Kubitza, Jeremias Spiegel
  • Patent number: 11933470
    Abstract: A process is provided for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle. The headlamp includes a first light source module and a second light source module. The light source modules each feature several light sources that emit light. The light emitted by the light sources of the light source module represents a first light distribution, and the light emitted by the light sources of the second light source module represents a second light distribution. The first light distribution and the second light distribution partially overlap. The first light distribution and the second light distribution together form an overall light distribution. A subarea of the overall light distribution is formed only by the first light distribution, and the subarea is a vertical edge area of the overall light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Florian Herold, Christian Hüster, Boris Kubitza, Martin Plümpe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
  • Patent number: 11904756
    Abstract: A method for controlling a headlamp of a motor vehicle, the headlamp comprising a plurality of light sources. A projection symbol to be projected by the headlamp and a position and a size of the projection symbol are determined. A respective first luminous intensity for the light sources for the projection of the projection symbol at the position with the size and a first indicator, which contains an indication of how greatly the individual first luminous intensities differ from one another are determined. The position and/or the size of the projection symbol is changed. A respective second luminous intensity for the light sources for the projection of the projection symbol at the changed position and/or with the changed size and a second indicator, which contains an indication of how greatly the individual second luminous intensities differ from one another are determined. The projection symbol subsequently projected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Christian Huester, Boris Kubitza, Martin Pluempe, Udo Venker, Carsten Wilks
  • Patent number: 11828429
    Abstract: A light source module for a motor vehicle, comprising a substrate, multiple light sources, and temperature sensors, wherein the light sources and the temperature sensors are arranged on the substrate, wherein the substrate has a central region and a peripheral region, and wherein the number of temperature sensors per unit area is greater in the central region than in the peripheral region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Boris Kubitza, Martin Pluempe