Patents by Inventor Daniel Fritz

Daniel Fritz 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: 20190383459
    Abstract: An illumination device includes at least one illuminant for emitting light, and an optical reflection unit, including at least one reflective surface, and at least one surface including at least one mask, where the optical reflection unit is configured to receive the light emitted from the at least one illuminant and project at least one of an image, a symbol, a logo, and a legend on a projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Oliver Schmidt, Daniel Fritz, Jacob Messenger, Torsten Weingärtner, Fabian Sehn
  • Patent number: 10507761
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a travel direction indicator module for an exterior rearview mirror arrangement for a motor vehicle having at least one light source, a first light conductor comprising a multiplicity of light decoupling points, and a second light conductor, wherein the light source couples a first beam part into the first light conductor at a first end and a second beam part into the second light conductor at a first end, and a module housing is formed as one injection molded part in common with the first light conductor and the second light conductor, which emits light into a single light decoupling area, which is arranged in an area of the second end of the first light conductor situated opposite the first end of the first light conductor, and an exterior rearview mirror arrangement having such a travel direction indicator module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Daniel Fritz, Volker Erhart, Dénes Marosvoelgyi
  • Patent number: 10508788
    Abstract: A multifunction lamp unit for a vehicle includes a housing, at least one light conductor with at least one illuminant provided by an LED on a printed circuit board, at least one light foil, and a clear lens. A method for manufacturing lamps for vehicles includes producing a housing, a light conductor, and a clear lens as one unit out of plastic in a 3-component injection procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Raimund Negel, Arne Schmierer, Daniel Fritz, Andreas Herrmann
  • Patent number: 10485884
    Abstract: The present invention is in the field of immunotherapy, in particular tumor immunotherapy. The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations for delivering RNA to antigen presenting cells such as dendrite cells (DCs) in the spleen after systemic administration. In particular, the formulations described herein enable to induce an immune response after systemic administration of antigen-coding RNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventors: Ugur Sahin, Heinrich Haas, Sebastian Kreiter, Mustafa Diken, Daniel Fritz, Martin Meng, Lena Mareen Kranz, Kerstin Reuter
  • Patent number: 10479266
    Abstract: A multifunctional lamp unit includes a side turn indicator including a housing for at least one light conductor with at least one illuminant, and a projection unit. A rearview device including the multifunctional lamp unit, a method of operating the rearview device, and a vehicle including the rearview device are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Eugen Meier, Oliver Schmidt, Volker Erhart, Raimund Negel, Arne Schmierer, Daniel Fritz, Andreas Herrmann
  • Publication number: 20190346111
    Abstract: A blind spot warning indication device for an exterior mirror of an automobile includes a light guide member. A plurality of wedge-shaped bosses are arranged side by side along an axis on the light guide member corresponding to a setting direction of the PCB. One side of each of the plurality of wedge-shaped bosses has a light incident end surface for aligning with a corresponding light source. An upper surface of each of the plurality of wedge-shaped bosses includes a light reflecting side having an optical pattern for reflecting and scattering. The reflecting side having the optical pattern is an upwardly convex arc surface. A lower surface of the wedge-shaped boss has a light emitting side. The outermost wedge-shaped boss has the largest curvature of the light-reflecting side compared to the other wedge-shaped bosses arranged side by side, and the outermost wedge-shaped boss has the longest length of the light-emitting side compared to the other wedge-shaped bosses arranged side by side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicants: SMR Patents S.à.r.l., Ningbo SMR Huaxiang Automotive Mirrors Ltd.
    Inventors: Norbert Kürschner, Daniel Fritz, Yifei Feng, Yonggang Li, Weiping Lu
  • Publication number: 20190299256
    Abstract: A mobile decontamination system has an internal combustion engine, a generator, a first pump, a boiler and a second pump. The engine is coupled to the generator and to the first pump. The first pump is designed for discharging a first decontamination medium via a first spray lance. The second pump is designed for discharging a second decontamination medium via a second spray lance. A system controller is designed for selectively operating the first pump and the heating boiler in one of at least two different operating modes. In the first operating mode, the first pump delivers a first volumetric flow through the boiler which is at such a high level that the first decontamination medium is in liquid form. In a second operating mode, the first pump delivers a second volumetric flow through the boiler which is at such a low level that the first decontamination medium transfers into gaseous form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Ulli REINHARDT, Michael SPAAN, Daniel FRITZ, Markus HELLMUTH
  • Patent number: 10415792
    Abstract: A light guiding device for an illumination device, especially for a motor vehicle or an indicator device in a rearview device of a motor vehicle includes a light coupling side for incoupling light from a light source, a reflection side having a reflection layer; and a light outcoupling side, which is disposed generally opposite the reflection side. A clearance between the reflection side and the light outcoupling side generally decreases as the distance from the light incoupling side increases. The reflection side having the reflection layer is configured so that light arriving from the light incoupling side is deflected to the light outcoupling side. The reflection layer may be a paint or lacquer layer that is imprinted or evaporation-coated on the reflection side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Norbert Kürschner, Daniel Fritz
  • Patent number: 10393345
    Abstract: A light guiding device includes a light guide body including a light incoupling side for incoupling light from a light source, a light outcoupling side, and a plurality of light guiding funnels, each of the light guiding funnels being provided with a reflection side that deflects light from the light incoupling side to the light outcoupling side of the light guide body, where the light guiding funnels are provided with light adjustment by bundling or focusing light within light outcoupling windows at the light outcoupling side, and at least one of a length of the light guiding funnels, a width of the light guiding funnels, a number of the light guiding funnels, a surface structure of the reflection side of the light guiding funnels, or an optical means provided at or by the reflection side is adapted to the light outcoupling windows for providing illumination areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Daniel Fritz
  • Patent number: 10391933
    Abstract: An illumination device includes at least one illuminant for emitting light, and an optical reflection unit, including at least one reflective surface, and at least one surface including at least one mask, where the optical reflection unit is configured to receive the light emitted from the at least one illuminant and project at least one of an image, a symbol, a logo, and a legend on a projection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Oliver Schmidt, Daniel Fritz, Jacob Messenger
  • Patent number: 10246007
    Abstract: An illumination apparatus for a vehicle component, especially for a rearview device of a motor vehicle, features at least one illuminant for emitting light and a condenser unit having at least one condenser lens. The condenser unit is adapted to focus the light emitted by the at least one illuminant into an optical path. At least one mask means is provided, which is arranged in the optical path and by means of which an image, symbol, logo and/or legend can be displayed on a projection surface. A lens unit having at least one objective lens, is arranged in the optical path, and at least one reflector unit, is arranged between the condenser unit and the projection surface. The reflector unit is adapted to deflect the optical path, especially essentially transversely or diagonally, to the projection surface, wherein the reflector unit comprises a reflector element which comprises at least one surface section by means of which the light can be deflected relative to the optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Oliver Schmidt, Daniel Fritz
  • Publication number: 20190084585
    Abstract: An exterior rearview system for an autonomous vehicle includes a housing adapted for mounting to an exterior side of a vehicle, the housing holding at least one of a reflective element or display screen for displaying to a driver a rear or side image of the vehicle, one or more lighting modules disposed in the housing and providing an adaptive lighting sector which is adaptively controlled, and a control system configured to receive input data related to at least one of a user's intention using a tracking sensor and a user's retaking control of the autonomous vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Fritz, Ilka Rötzer, Eugen Meier, Oliver Schmidt, Romeo Wieczorek, Andrea König, Peter Hein, Alexandru Dobrete, Andreas Herrmann, Adam Di Fiore, Phillip McKenzie, Marco Cid, Simon Belcher, Reinhold Langbein
  • Publication number: 20190071006
    Abstract: An illumination device includes at least one illuminant for emitting light, and an optical reflection unit, including at least one reflective surface, and at least one surface including at least one mask, where the optical reflection unit is configured to receive the light emitted from the at least one illuminant and project at least one of an image, a symbol, a logo, and a legend on a projection surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Oliver Schmidt, Daniel Fritz, Jacob Messenger
  • Patent number: 10168021
    Abstract: A light guiding device for an illumination device, especially for a motor vehicle or an indicator device in a rearview device of a motor vehicle includes a light coupling side for incoupling light from a light source, a reflection side having a reflection layer; and a light outcoupling side, which is disposed generally opposite the reflection side. A clearance between the reflection side and the light outcoupling side generally decreases as the distance from the light incoupling side increases. The reflection side having the reflection layer is configured so that light arriving from the light incoupling side is deflected to the light outcoupling side. The reflection layer may be a paint or lacquer layer that is imprinted or evaporation-coated on the reflection side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Norbert Kürschner, Daniel Fritz
  • Publication number: 20180340673
    Abstract: A light guiding device includes a light guide body including a light incoupling side for incoupling light from a light source, a light outcoupling side, and a plurality of light guiding funnels, each of the light guiding funnels being provided with a reflection side that deflects light from the light incoupling side to the light outcoupling side of the light guide body, where the light guiding funnels are provided with light adjustment by bundling or focusing light within light outcoupling windows at the light outcoupling side, and at least one of a length of the light guiding funnels, a width of the light guiding funnels, a number of the light guiding funnels, a surface structure of the reflection side of the light guiding funnels, or an optical means provided at or by the reflection side is adapted to the light outcoupling windows for providing illumination areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: November 29, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas Herrmann, Daniel Fritz
  • Patent number: 10137823
    Abstract: An adaptive cornering light system for a motor vehicle includes an exterior mirror head, housing at least one lighting module that having a plurality of LEDs arranged in sectors to provide different lighting functionalities. One LED or light sector is provided for adaptively illuminating a cornering area that extends along the side of the vehicle toward the front of the exterior mirror head. This “cornering LED” is adaptively activated if the speed of the vehicle is below a threshold speed, or in response to additional optional parameters such as steering angle, turn-signal blinker activation, and running lights activation. Another LED or light sector may be used as a security light to illuminate or display a message on the ground in the door area adjacent the side of the vehicle. Interior lights are also disclosed. User input may also control options for illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Daniel Fritz, Ilka Rötzer, Eugen Meier, Oliver Schmidt, Romeo Wieczorek, Andrea König, Peter Hein, Alexandru Dobrete, Andreas Herrmann, Christopher Moase, Adam Di Fiore, Phillip McKenzie, Marco Cid, Simon Belcher
  • Patent number: 10060594
    Abstract: A light guiding device for an illumination device, especially for a motor vehicle or an indicator device in a rearview device of a motor vehicle includes a light coupling side for incoupling light from a light source, a reflection side having a reflection layer; and a light outcoupling side, which is disposed generally opposite the reflection side. A clearance between the reflection side and the light outcoupling side generally decreases as the distance from the light incoupling side increases. The reflection side having the reflection layer is configured so that light arriving from the light incoupling side is deflected to the light outcoupling side. The reflection layer may be a paint or lacquer layer that is imprinted or evaporation-coated on the reflection side; and the having a white sheet on or next to the rejection side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Norbert Kürschner, Daniel Fritz, Eugen Meier, Volker Erhart, Andrew Brian Little, Harry Welfare, Stephen Edney
  • Publication number: 20180229648
    Abstract: A multifunctional lamp unit includes a side turn indicator including a housing for at least one light conductor with at least one illuminant, and a projection unit. A rearview device including the multifunctional lamp unit, a method of operating the rearview device, and a vehicle including the rearview device are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Eugen Meier, Oliver Schmidt, Volker Erhart, Raimund Negel, Arne Schmierer, Daniel Fritz, Andreas Herrmann
  • Patent number: 10048428
    Abstract: A display arrangement for a motor vehicle can be disposed in a rear view device such as an interior- or exterior rear view mirror. The display arrangement may include at least one light source and at least one optical unit. The at least one optical unit may include at least one light-conducting body having at least one coupling-in section through which light emitted by at least one light source can be coupled into the light-conducting body and having at least one coupling-out section through which light can be coupled out of the light-conducting body. The at least one optical unit also comprises at least one optical means which at least in some sections is or can be secured to the light conducting body such that it is overlaid on the surface of the at least one coupling-out section of said light-conducting body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventor: Daniel Fritz
  • Publication number: 20180195687
    Abstract: A light guiding device for an illumination device, especially for a motor vehicle or an indicator device in a rearview device of a motor vehicle includes a light coupling side for incoupling light from a light source, a reflection side having a reflection layer; and a light outcoupling side, which is disposed generally opposite the reflection side. A clearance between the reflection side and the light outcoupling side generally decreases as the distance from the light incoupling side increases. The reflection side having the reflection layer is configured so that light arriving from the light incoupling side is deflected to the light outcoupling side. The reflection layer may be a paint or lacquer layer that is imprinted or evaporation-coated on the reflection side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: SMR Patents S.à.r.l.
    Inventors: Norbert Kürschner, Daniel Fritz