Patents by Inventor Dirk Niederste-Werbeck

Dirk Niederste-Werbeck 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: 20250116382
    Abstract: A glare free LED retrofit lamp, automotive lighting system and method of assembly are described herein. The glare free LED retrofit lamp includes a referencing ring and a lamp body at least partially in an opening in the referencing ring. A first LED is disposed on a first surface of the lamp body, and a second LED is disposed on a second surface of the lamp body opposite the first surface. The first LED is configured to emit light having a higher color temperature when powered on than light emitted by the second LED when powered on.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Lukas Kuepper, Dirk Niederste-Werbeck
  • Patent number: 12013091
    Abstract: An LED retrofit lamp includes a centering ring with alignment features, which define: a mounting position of the lamp within a vehicle reflector, a reference axis, a reference direction along the reference axis from a base to a top end of the lamp, and a tolerance box intersecting the reference axis and extending axially along the reference direction from a tolerance box base-side end to a tolerance box top-side end. The lamp also includes an arrangement that emits light transversal to the reference axis and has a light-emitting area that extends axially from an LED base-side end to an LED top-side end. The LED base-side end has an axial distance of at least 0.1 mm from the tolerance box base-side end in the reference direction, and the LED top-side end has an axial distance of at most 1.5 mm from the tolerance box top-side end in the reference direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Lukas Kuepper, Dirk Niederste-Werbeck
  • Publication number: 20220357008
    Abstract: An LED retrofit lamp includes a centering ring with alignment features, which define: a mounting position of the lamp within a vehicle reflector, a reference axis, a reference direction along the reference axis from a base to a top end of the lamp, and a tolerance box intersecting the reference axis and extending axially along the reference direction from a tolerance box base-side end to a tolerance box top-side end. The lamp also includes an arrangement that emits light transversal to the reference axis and has a light-emitting area that extends axially from an LED base-side end to an LED top-side end. The LED base-side end has an axial distance of at least 0.1 mm from the tolerance box base-side end in the reference direction, and the LED top-side end has an axial distance of at most 1.5 mm from the tolerance box top-side end in the reference direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: LUMILEDS LLC
    Inventors: Lukas Kuepper, Dirk Niederste-Werbeck