Patents by Inventor David Patrick HESS

David Patrick HESS 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).

  • Vehicle light assembly having a colored appearance in an unlit state
    Patent number: 9822944
    Abstract: A vehicle light assembly is provided that exhibits a colored appearance when in an unlit state. The vehicle light assembly comprises: a housing; one or more light sources mounted in the housing; and a light guide configured to receive light from the one or more light sources and project the light outwardly from the light guide. The light guide includes a first segment proximate to the one or more light sources and a second segment distal from the one or more light source, such that the light from the one or more light sources passes through the first segment of the light guide before passing through the second segment of the light guide. Of note, the first segment is comprised of a colorless material; whereas, at least a portion of the second segment is comprised of a colored material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventors: Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Zelikovskaya, David Patrick Hess
  • Vehicle Light Assembly Having A Colored Appearance In An Unlit State
    Publication number: 20160341392
    Abstract: A vehicle light assembly is provided that exhibits a colored appearance when in an unlit state. The vehicle light assembly comprises: a housing; one or more light sources mounted in the housing; and a light guide configured to receive light from the one or more light sources and project the light outwardly from the light guide. The light guide includes a first segment proximate to the one or more light sources and a second segment distal from the one or more light source, such that the light from the one or more light sources passes through the first segment of the light guide before passing through the second segment of the light guide. Of note, the first segment is comprised of a colorless material; whereas, at least a portion of the second segment is comprised of a colored material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Nadezhda Aleksandrovna ZELIKOVSKAYA, David Patrick HESS