Patents by Inventor Francisco Ramirez-Aldana

Francisco Ramirez-Aldana 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).

  • Compensation free illumination of instrument cluster display
    Patent number: 7575331
    Abstract: An example light guide assembly for illuminating a display of an instrument cluster includes a light receiving portion, a light propagating portion and a conical surface positioned between the light receiving portion and the light propagating portion. An exterior surface of the light propagating portion includes a plurality of lobes that uniformly illuminate the display as light propagates from the light receiving portion to the conical surface and through the light propagating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc.
    Inventors: Vyacheslav B. Birman, Werner Eckardt, Francisco Ramirez-Aldana
  • Compensation free illumination of instrument cluster display
    Publication number: 20070139905
    Abstract: An example light guide assembly for illuminating a display of an instrument cluster includes a light receiving portion, a light propagating portion and a conical surface positioned between the light receiving portion and the light propagating portion. An exterior surface of the light propagating portion includes a plurality of lobes that uniformly illuminate the display as light propagates from the light receiving portion to the conical surface and through the light propagating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2006
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Siemens VDO Automotive Coporation
    Inventors: Vyacheslav B. Birman, Werner Eckardt, Francisco Ramirez-Aldana
  • Fastener closing
    Publication number: 20050042060
    Abstract: Apparatus for closing a fastener includes a first member adapted to engage and bend a fastener toward a closed position, a second member defining a recessed fastener guide adapted to engage and bend the fastener toward the closed position, the recessed fastener guide being generally aligned with the first member to receive at least a portion of the fastener from the first member, structure for moving the first member, and structure for moving the second member relative to the first member to move the fastener toward the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Inventor: Francisco Ramirez Aldana