Patents by Inventor Dominique Montalan

Dominique Montalan 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: 5762414
    Abstract: An indicator unit for a motor vehicle, in particular a so-called complementary rear stop light displaying a narrow strip of light, has a plurality of light sources aligned with each other in an elongate narrow housing. Each light source emits light in a given emission field. The unit includes optical means for redirecting the light emitted by the sources in a general emission direction, and an optic having optical elements for diffusing the output light of the unit. The redirecting means comprise lenses focussed in the vicinity of the respective light sources and directly exposed to the radiation emitted by the respective sources in a central part of their emission field, together with a cylindrical mirror which reflects towards the lenses the light emitted by the sources in at least an edge portion of their emission field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Dominique Montalan, Pascal Phan, Herve Richard
  • Patent number: 5490049
    Abstract: A signalling light for a motor vehicle having a plurality of individual light-emitting diodes co-operating with optical arrangements, a common inner plate, a common outer plate, and closure cover situated outside the outer plate. The signalling light further having a plurality of elongate printed circuits on which the respective light-emitting diodes are mounted and wherein the inner plate has means for mounting the printed circuits parallel to one another to provide for a block of signalling lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Dominique Montalan, Dominique Durand, Stephane Vin, Jean-Claude Gasquet