Patents by Inventor Burkhard Woerdenweber

Burkhard Woerdenweber 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).

  • Patent number: 6533442
    Abstract: A beam light unit for vehicles, having a light module with a light source and a reflector, includes a downstream light output element to produce a predetermined light distribution. The light output element is mounted in a housing that leaves only a light outlet face of the light output element exposed, with sidewalls of the housing being in contact with jacket walls of the light output element immediately adjacent the light outlet face. Edge contours of the sidewalls correspond to a form of an edge of the light outlet face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: Hella KG Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Karsten Eichhorn, Detlef Korff, Roland Lachmayer, Burkhard Woerdenweber
  • Publication number: 20010014024
    Abstract: A beam light unit for vehicles, having a light module with a light source and a reflector, includes a downstream light output element to produce a predetermined light distribution. The light output element is mounted in a housing that leaves only a light outlet face of the light output element exposed, with sidewalls of the housing being in contact with jacket walls of the light output element immediately adjacent the light outlet face. Edge contours of the sidewalls correspond to a form of an edge of the light outlet face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: August 16, 2001
    Inventors: Karsten Eichhorn, Detlef Korff, Roland Lachmayer, Burkhard Woerdenweber
  • Patent number: 5957575
    Abstract: An illumination device for an interior space, such as that of a motor vehicle, for example, has a light source (2) and an opposing reflector system (3) located at a distance across the interior space, wherein the reflector system includes a reflector unit having multiple reflectors (8, 13, 14, 15, 16) each capable of being brought into a position in a beam path (7) of light from the light source (2). The light source (2) can be placed in a center control panel (4) of the motor vehicle, while the reflector system (3) can be placed on a vehicle ceiling located opposite the center control panel (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Hella KG Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Detlef Decker, Burkhard Woerdenweber