Patents by Inventor Fenxia ZHANG

Fenxia ZHANG 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 steering wheel with radial light-emitting region
    Patent number: 12103460
    Abstract: A steering wheel, including a steering wheel rim and a light-emitting assembly arranged on the steering wheel rim, wherein the light-emitting assembly includes a light source, a light guide member, and a light transmissive member, the light guide member including a light inlet portion, a light outlet portion, and an orientation portion provided between the light inlet portion and the light outlet portion. Light emitted by the light source enters the light inlet portion in a first direction, is oriented by the orientation portion, and then exits the steering wheel from the light outlet portion and the light transmissive member sequentially in a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction, and the light transmissive member is configured to be annular and arranged in a radial direction of the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Autoliv Development AB
    Inventors: Mingfei Liang, Linlin Xu, Fenxia Zhang, Ruigang Sang
  • STEERING WHEEL
    Publication number: 20240198898
    Abstract: A steering wheel, including a steering wheel rim and a light-emitting assembly arranged on the steering wheel rim, wherein the light-emitting assembly includes a light source, a light guide member, and a light transmissive member, the light guide member including a light inlet portion, a light outlet portion, and an orientation portion provided between the light inlet portion and the light outlet portion. Light emitted by the light source enters the light inlet portion in a first direction, is oriented by the orientation portion, and then exits the steering wheel from the light outlet portion and the light transmissive member sequentially in a second direction. The first direction is different from the second direction, and the light transmissive member is configured to be annular and arranged in a radial direction of the steering wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Mingfei LIANG, Linlin XU, Fenxia ZHANG, Ruigang SANG