Patents by Inventor Brad GIBSON

Brad GIBSON 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).

  • Medium distribution assembly and a vehicle design element including such an assembly
    Patent number: 10946814
    Abstract: A medium distributing assembly for a vehicle design element includes a medium guide including at least one medium receiving element; and at least one medium exit element, where the medium exit element has at least partly an annular form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    Inventors: Dean Caruso, Andreas Herrmann, Sam Thoday, Brad Gibson, Daniel Flynn, Simon Belcher
  • MEDIUM DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY AND A VEHICLE DESIGN ELEMENT INCLUDING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190299880
    Abstract: A medium distributing assembly for a vehicle design element includes a medium guide including at least one medium receiving element; and at least one medium exit element, where the medium exit element has at least partly an annular form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Dean Caruso, Andreas Herrmann, Sam THODAY, Brad GIBSON, Daniel FLYNN, Simon BELCHER
  • Light assembly and vehicle design element including such light assembly
    Patent number: 10323817
    Abstract: A light assembly for a vehicle design element includes a light guide, the light guide including a plurality of light receiving surfaces; and a plurality of light sources, the light sources being arranged adjacent to and directed towards respective light receiving surfaces, where the light guide is shaped to define an annular base lying in a first plane and at least one circumferential flange or cylinder disposed generally orthogonal, or inwardly or outwardly splayed to the first plane, the flange or cylinder extending away from the annular base towards a viewable annular light exit, the base including a plurality of shaped elements extending away from the first plane, each shaped element defining one of the light receiving surfaces for receiving incident light from a respective adjacent light source, where a plurality of the light receiving surfaces are orientated substantially transverse to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Sam Thoday, Brad Gibson, Daniel Flynn, Simon Belcher
  • A LIGHT ASSEMBLY AND A VEHICLE DESIGN ELEMENT INCLUDING SUCH A LIGHT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180202626
    Abstract: A light assembly for a vehicle design element includes a light guide, the light guide including a plurality of light receiving surfaces; and a plurality of light sources, the light sources being arranged adjacent to and directed towards respective light receiving surfaces, where the light guide is shaped to define an annular base lying in a first plane and at least one circumferential flange or cylinder disposed generally orthogonal, or inwardly or outwardly splayed to the first plane, the flange or cylinder extending away from the annular base towards a viewable annular light exit, the base including a plurality of shaped elements extending away from the first plane, each shaped element defining one of the light receiving surfaces for receiving incident light from a respective adjacent light source, where a plurality of the light receiving surfaces are orientated substantially transverse to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventors: Sam THODAY, Brad GIBSON, Daniel FLYNN, Simon BELCHER