Patents by Inventor Heimo Frank
Heimo Frank 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).
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Patent number: 12351100Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting system (1) including at least two adaptive motor vehicle headlights (2), wherein an adaptive motor vehicle headlight (2) is a headlight that is designed to produce dipped beam distribution (AL) and adaptive full beam distribution (FL) having a resolution of at least two, preferably at least seven, individually controllable segments (FLs1, FLs2, Fls13), wherein the dipped beam distribution (AL) has a region assigned for the road sign lighting, hereinafter referred to as sign light region (ALsl), which at least partially overlaps with an emission region, which is associated with the full beam distribution (FL).Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2023Date of Patent: July 8, 2025Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Dominik Zusser, Heimo Frank, Raphael Gutenbrunner
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Publication number: 20240017661Abstract: A motor vehicle lighting system (1) including at least two adaptive motor vehicle headlights (2), wherein an adaptive motor vehicle headlight (2) is a headlight that is designed to produce dipped beam distribution (AL) and adaptive full beam distribution (FL) having a resolution of at least two, preferably at least seven, individually controllable segments (FLs1, FLs2, Fls13), wherein the dipped beam distribution (AL) has a region assigned for the road sign lighting, hereinafter referred to as sign light region (ALsl), which at least partially overlaps with an emission region, which is associated with the full beam distribution (FL).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Dominik ZUSSER, Heimo FRANK, Raphael GUTENBRUNNER
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Patent number: 10703254Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle headlight, the lighting device having a first light module (105), a second light module (106) and a third light module (107), wherein, when the modules are installed in a vehicle, the first light module generates a first overall light distribution (A), the second light module generates a first partial light distribution (F), and the third light module generates a second partial light distribution (Z), these distributions being in a region in front of the vehicle. When the first and second light modules are illuminated at the same time, the first overall light distribution at least partially overlaps the first partial light distribution, forming a second overall light distribution (AF). The second partial light distribution lies underneath the hh line and at least partially overlaps the second overall light distribution (AF). When all three light modules are activated simultaneously, a third overall light distribution (AF?) is formed.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBHInventors: Lukas Taudt, Stefan Tomasetig, Heimo Frank
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Publication number: 20200101888Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle headlight, the lighting device having a first light module (105), a second light module (106) and a third light module (107), wherein, when the modules are installed in a vehicle, the first light module generates a first overall light distribution (A), the second light module generates a first partial light distribution (F), and the third light module generates a second partial light distribution (Z), these distributions being in a region in front of the vehicle. When the first and second light modules are illuminated at the same time, the first overall light distribution at least partially overlaps the first partial light distribution, forming a second overall light distribution (AF). The second partial light distribution lies underneath the hh line and at least partially overlaps the second overall light distribution (AF). When all three light modules are activated simultaneously, a third overall light distribution (AF?) is formed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Lukas TAUDT, Stefan TOMASETIG, Heimo FRANK
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Patent number: 10518695Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle headlight, the lighting device having a first light module (105), a second light module (106) and a third light module (107), wherein the first light module (105) generates, when installed in a vehicle, a first specified overall light distribution (A) in a region in front of the motor vehicle, and the second light module (106) generates, when installed in a vehicle, a first specified partial light distribution (F) in a region in front of the motor vehicle, and the third light module (107) generates, when installed in a vehicle, a second specified partial light distribution (Z) in a region in front of the motor vehicle, and wherein when the first and second light modules (105, 106) are illuminated at the same time, the first overall light distribution (A) at least partially overlaps the first partial light distribution (F), with the result that a second overall light distribution (AF) is formed, wherein the second partial light distribution (Z) lies underneath the hh line (hh) aType: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBHInventors: Lukas Taudt, Stefan Tomasetig, Heimo Frank
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Publication number: 20180105095Abstract: A lighting device for a vehicle headlight, the lighting device having a first light module (105), a second light module (106) and a third light module (107), wherein the first light module (105) generates, when installed in a vehicle, a first specified overall light distribution (A) in a region in front of the motor vehicle, and the second light module (106) generates, when installed in a vehicle, a first specified partial light distribution (F) in a region in front of the motor vehicle, and the third light module (107) generates, when installed in a vehicle, a second specified partial light distribution (Z) in a region in front of the motor vehicle, and wherein when the first and second light modules (105, 106) are illuminated at the same time, the first overall light distribution (A) at least partially overlaps the first partial light distribution (F), with the result that a second overall light distribution (AF) is formed, wherein the second partial light distribution (Z) lies underneath the hh line (hh) aType: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Lukas TAUDT, Stefan TOMASETIG, Heimo FRANK
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Patent number: 9500335Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising two or more lighting units (2), wherein each lighting unit (2) comprises: at least one reflector (3) and at least one light source (4) paired with the at least one reflector (3), wherein light from the at least one light source (4) is emitted into a region in front of the vehicle via the corresponding at least one reflector (3) in the installed state of the lighting device (1), and wherein the sub-light distributions of the two or more lighting units (2) form a light distribution of the lighting device (1), wherein the sub-light distributions of the individual lighting units (2) are arranged adjacently to one another in the horizontal direction, and wherein the reflectors (3) of the lighting units (2) are designed in such a way that the sub-light distribution of each lighting unit (2) has at least one sharp vertical light-dark boundary.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBHInventors: Andreas Moser, Bernd Eichinger, Heimo Frank
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Publication number: 20150285456Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising two or more lighting units (2), wherein each lighting unit (2) comprises: at least one reflector (3) and at least one light source (4) paired with the at least one reflector (3), wherein light from the at least one light source (4) is emitted into a region in front of the vehicle via the corresponding at least one reflector (3) in the installed state of the lighting device (1), and wherein the sub-light distributions of the two or more lighting units (2) form a light distribution of the lighting device (1), wherein the sub-light distributions of the individual lighting units (2) are arranged adjacently to one another in the horizontal direction, and wherein the reflectors (3) of the lighting units (2) are designed in such a way that the sub-light distribution of each lighting unit (2) has at least one sharp vertical light-dark boundary.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Andreas Moser, Bernd Eichinger, Heimo Frank