Patents by Inventor Eric Stoddard

Eric Stoddard 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: 9476557
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp module is provided that includes a lens having a plurality of near-field lens elements, a canted input surface, an exit surface and a cavity between the surfaces. The headlamp module also includes an LED lighting module that directs incident light through the input and exit surfaces. The lens elements are configured to transmit from the exit surface a collimated light pattern containing at least 60% of the incident light. In some embodiments, the exit surface includes a step-wise pattern of optical elements. In other implementations, a headlamp assembly is provided that includes a plurality of vehicle headlamp modules. Each headlamp module includes: a lens with a canted input surface and an exit surface, a bezel surrounding the lens, and an LED light source that directs incident light through the input surface. The lens of each module includes a plurality of near-field lens elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Arun Kumar, Albert Ekladyous, Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, Bruce Preston Williams, Junmo Park, Eric Stoddard
  • Publication number: 20150078029
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp module is provided that includes a lens having a plurality of near-field lens elements, a canted input surface, an exit surface and a cavity between the surfaces. The headlamp module also includes an LED lighting module that directs incident light through the input and exit surfaces. The lens elements are configured to transmit from the exit surface a collimated light pattern containing at least 60% of the incident light. In some embodiments, the exit surface includes a step-wise pattern of optical elements. In other implementations, a headlamp assembly is provided that includes a plurality of vehicle headlamp modules. Each headlamp module includes: a lens with a canted input surface and an exit surface, a bezel surrounding the lens, and an LED light source that directs incident light through the input surface. The lens of each module includes a plurality of near-field lens elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Arun Kumar, Albert Ekladyous, Mahendra Somasara Dassanayake, Bruce Preston Williams, Junmo Park, Eric Stoddard
  • Patent number: D456313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: K. Neil Walling, John E Crain, Osamu Shikado, Eric Stoddard
  • Patent number: D466052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Glenn W Abbott, David C McKinnon, Darrel L Morley, Joseph S Dehner, Eric Stoddard
  • Patent number: D466447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Stoddard, Brandon Faurote, Julie G. Dolan, Lance R Wagner, Donald A Renkert, David C McKinnon, Khashayar Honarkhah
  • Patent number: D476601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Stoddard, Andrew P. Dyson, David C. McKinnon, Joseph S. Dehner
  • Patent number: D611224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: MerchSource, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Stoddard
  • Patent number: D616872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: MerchSource, LLC
    Inventors: Eric Stoddard, Barry Messner
  • Patent number: D617851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: MerchSource, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Stoddard
  • Patent number: D625021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: MerchSource, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Stoddard
  • Patent number: D629216
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: MerchSource, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Stoddard
  • Patent number: D631923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: MerchSource, LLC
    Inventor: Eric Stoddard
  • Patent number: D762527
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Todd Willing, Moray S Callum, Christopher Svensson, Ehab N Kaoud, Eric Stoddard
  • Patent number: D770960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Svensson, Craig S. Metros, Darrell Paul Behmer, Eric Stoddard