Patents by Inventor Christian Hawlitzki

Christian Hawlitzki 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: 4539626
    Abstract: The invention relates to an indicator lamp and headlamp mounting for a vehicle in which the indicator lamp 1 and the headlamp 2 are mounted on opposite sides of a web 21 separating two bodywork sections by means of an alignment component 8. The headlamp is secured to the bodywork by at least two further mountings 10,11.The alignment component includes an adjustable spacing stop screw 15 which ensures a preset spacing between the indicator lamp 1 and headlamp unit 2 and alignment pins 7 are formed on the indicator lamp 1, which pins 7 project through apertures in the web 16 into holes 19 in a headlamp holding plate 20 securable to the web 16 by means of screws. The holding plate 20 has means for enabling the headlamp to be aligned both vertically and horizontally with the indicator lamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1985
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Christian Hawlitzki, Heinz Dick
  • Patent number: 4499528
    Abstract: A combination interior illumination and reading light assembly for a vehicle. The assembly comprises a lamp housing 1, a lamp 5 disposed within the housing, a reflector 3associated with the lamp 5 and a diffuser lens screen 7 for providing diffuse illumination to the vehicle interior. A movable lens element 10 is associated with the reflector 3 and has a focusing lens 9 which serves to provide a directed reading light beam. The lens element 10 also transmits light through its sidewalls to illuminate the diffuser lens screen 7. The lens element 10 is received in a ball-type socket defined by a circular aperture in the diffuser screen 7 and is rotatable relative to the screen 7 in the manner of a captive ball to enable the direction of the reading light beam to be varied at will.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1983
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1985
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventor: Christian Hawlitzki