Patents by Inventor Francois Germon

Francois Germon 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: 10234093
    Abstract: An optical waveguide for the propagation of a light beam adapted to travel by successive total reflections off the faces of the waveguide to an output face where the light beam is refracted. One of the faces of the waveguide forms, facing towards the output face, a support face for a pattern extending across the main direction of the beam to divert same towards the output face. According to a characterizing feature of the invention, the pattern is a bifunctional reflective pattern that is integral with the support face, having three portions including end portions formed by cone portions between which there is interposed an intermediate portion that comprises two facets that meet at a top edge, which is not parallel to the support face for the patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Francois Germon, Jean-Francois Doha, Boubacar Sagna
  • Patent number: 10012359
    Abstract: A light guide for a lighting and/or signaling device of an automobile vehicle comprising an entry face, a coupler, a main reflection face, and an exit face. The light guide is arranged in such a manner that, when a light source is disposed at a predetermined point with respect to the light guide, the entry face transmits the light from the light source to the coupler and the coupler transmits a part of this light to the main reflection face which directs it, in the form of a beam of parallel rays, directly or indirectly, toward the exit face in a direction forming an angle of 5° at the most with respect to the optical axis of the light guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Doha, Francois Germon, Maxime Laminette
  • Publication number: 20160069526
    Abstract: An optical waveguide for the propagation of a light beam adapted to travel by successive total reflections off the faces of the waveguide to an output face where the light beam is refracted. One of the faces of the waveguide forms, facing towards the output face, a support face for a pattern extending across the main direction of the beam to divert same towards the output face. According to a characterizing feature of the invention, the pattern is a bifunctional reflective pattern that is integral with the support face, having three portions including end portions formed by cone portions between which there is interposed an intermediate portion that comprises two facets that meet at a top edge, which is not parallel to the support face for the patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Francois Germon, Jean-Francois Doha, Boubacar Sagna
  • Publication number: 20150247613
    Abstract: A light guide for a lighting and/or signaling device of an automobile vehicle comprising an entry face, a coupler, a main reflection face, and an exit face. The light guide is arranged in such a manner that, when a light source is disposed at a predetermined point with respect to the light guide, the entry face transmits the light from the light source to the coupler and the coupler transmits a part of this light to the main reflection face which directs it, in the form of a beam of parallel rays, directly or indirectly, toward the exit face in a direction forming an angle of 5° at the most with respect to the optical axis of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Jean-Francois Doha, Francois Germon, Maxime Laminette