Patents by Inventor Friedbert Schmitt

Friedbert Schmitt 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).

  • Light assembly, especially signal light, for motor vehicles
    Patent number: 6851843
    Abstract: A light assembly for a motor vehicle has a housing having a housing opening covered by a lens. At least one reflector is arranged in the housing, and at least one light guide is arranged in the housing between the at least one reflector and the lens. One or more LEDs as a light source are arranged hidden in the housing such that rays emitted by the LEDs are partially reflected on the at least one reflector toward the light guide. The light guide gives the impression of a fluorescent lamp being mounted in the light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Otto Rolf Müller, Stephan Berlitz, Friedbert Schmitt
  • Light assembly, especially signal light, for motor vehicles
    Publication number: 20020114166
    Abstract: A light assembly for a motor vehicle has a housing having a housing opening covered by a lens. At least one reflector is arranged in the housing, and at least one light guide is arranged in the housing between the at least one reflector and the lens. One or more LEDs as a light source are arranged hidden in the housing such that rays emitted by the LEDs are partially reflected on the at least one reflector toward the light guide. The light guide gives the impression of a fluorescent lamp being mounted in the light assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Applicant: Reitter & Schefenacker GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Otto Rolf Muller, Stephan Berlitz, Friedbert Schmitt