Patents by Inventor Georg Pitterle

Georg Pitterle 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: 12377771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning device (20) for a lens glass (10) in particular of a vehicle, with an optically transparent lens glass (10), with a hydrophobic and dirt-repelling, optically transparent coating (25), which is applied on an outer side (11) of the lens glass (10), with at least one vibration element (21), which is coupled with the lens glass (10), wherein the at least one vibration element (21) can be activated by a control device (40), and with an optically transparent anti-fog device (30), which is arranged at an inner side (12) of the lens glass (10). Furthermore, a vehicle with at least one cleaning device (20) is specified within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Reiter, Georg Pitterle, Christian Jackl
  • Publication number: 20230124469
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning device (10) for cleaning at least one cover glass (2) of a headlamp, in particular a vehicle headlamp (1), wherein the cover glass (2) comprises on its outer side (3) a hydrophobic and dirt-repelling coating (20) and at least one vibration element (11) is fastened to the at least one cover glass (2), wherein the at least one vibration element (11) can be activated by a control device (30). The scope of the invention further includes a headlamp, in particular a vehicle headlamp (1), with a cleaning device (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Christian Jackl, Georg Pitterle, Thomas Reiter
  • Publication number: 20230123728
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cleaning device (20) for a lens glass (10) in particular of a vehicle, with an optically transparent lens glass (10), with a hydrophobic and dirt-repelling, optically transparent coating (25), which is applied on an outer side (11) of the lens glass (10), with at least one vibration element (21), which is coupled with the lens glass (10), wherein the at least one vibration element (21) can be activated by a control device (40), and with an optically transparent anti-fog device (30), which is arranged at an inner side (12) of the lens glass (10). Furthermore, a vehicle with at least one cleaning device (20) is specified within the scope of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas Reiter, Georg Pitterle, Christian Jackl