Patents by Inventor Fabrice Egal

Fabrice Egal 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: 11072274
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle configured to produce an output beam, including a light source, a pixelated and digital imaging system, and an optical device that is interposed between the light source and the pixelated and digital imaging system so as to transmit at least part of the light rays originating from the light source to an impact surface of the pixelated and digital imaging surface. The optical device includes a first portion configured to process a first part of the light rays originating from the light source and a second portion configured to process a second part of the light rays originating from the light source. The first portion is configured to produce a first output beam having a first distribution of light on the impact surface and the second portion is configured to produce a second output beam having a second distribution of light on the impact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Fabrice Egal, Julien Rizzi, David Ruiz-Aranzaes
  • Publication number: 20200408377
    Abstract: The invention relates to a vehicle's luminous module that includes a light source, a pixelated digital imaging system and an optical input device inserted (along the path of the light rays coming from the source) between the light source and the pixelated digital imaging system in order to transmit some light rays coming from the light source towards the pixelated digital imaging system; the invention also includes a prism comprising first, second and third faces that are configured to: transmit rays of the transmitted portion towards an impact surface between the first and third faces; form reflected rays by reflecting rays returned by the impact surface, by total internal reflection on the first face; and return reflected rays via the second face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: VALEO VISION SAS
    Inventors: Fabrice EGAL, Julien RIZZI
  • Patent number: 10378723
    Abstract: The invention proposes a motor vehicle optical module for emitting at least two light-emitting segments that can be activated selectively. The module includes a substrate and at least two light sources mounted on the substrate, each of which can be activated selectively to emit light rays. Primary optical means are adapted to form primary light beams from the light rays emitted by each light source. A secondary optical means is adapted to project each of the primary light beams to form the light-emitting segments, wherein optical means includes a single support that carries the substrate, the primary optical means and the secondary optical means, and in that it includes means for positioning the primary optical means relative to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Cyril Dubuc, Pascal Garin, Fabrice Egal
  • Publication number: 20190077300
    Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle configured to produce an output beam, including a light source, a pixelated and digital imaging system, and an optical device that is interposed between the light source and the pixelated and digital imaging system so as to transmit at least part of the light rays originating from the light source to an impact surface of the pixelated and digital imaging surface. The optical device includes a first portion configured to process a first part of the light rays originating from the light source and a second portion configured to process a second part of the light rays originating from the light source. The first portion is configured to produce a first output beam having a first distribution of light on the impact surface and the second portion is configured to produce a second output beam having a second distribution of light on the impact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Fabrice Egal, Julien Rizzi, David Ruiz-Aranzaes
  • Publication number: 20180087730
    Abstract: The invention proposes a motor vehicle optical module for emitting at least two light-emitting segments that can be activated selectively. The module includes a substrate and at least two light sources mounted on the substrate, each of which can be activated selectively to emit light rays. Primary optical means are adapted to form primary light beams from the light rays emitted by each light source. A secondary optical means is adapted to project each of the primary light beams to form the light-emitting segments, wherein optical means includes a single support that carries the substrate, the primary optical means and the secondary optical means, and in that it includes means for positioning the primary optical means relative to the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Cyril DUBUC, Pascal Garin, Fabrice Egal