Patents by Inventor Heinrich Behrends

Heinrich Behrends 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).

  • Combination display instrument in a vehicle
    Patent number: 9376020
    Abstract: A combination display instrument in a vehicle has a plurality of display elements and/or display scales inserted into or attached onto a common base. A polarizing film, which is designed to correspond to the base, is arranged in the line of vision of an observer in front of the base. The polarizing film is held in position on the base in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner in an assembled state of the combination display instrument by corresponding molded sections in or on a housing of the combination display instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Süss, Isabel Hoffmann, Gerhard Kammerer, Heinrich Behrends, Martin Mayer, Nicolas Mehl, Peter Langer
  • Combination Display Instrument in a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20140327536
    Abstract: A combination display instrument in a vehicle has a plurality of display elements and/or display scales inserted into or attached onto a common base. A polarizing film, which is designed to correspond to the base, is arranged in the line of vision of an observer in front of the base. The polarizing film is held in position on the base in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner in an assembled state of the combination display instrument by corresponding molded sections in or on a housing of the combination display instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Manfred Süss, Isabel Hoffmann, Gerhard Kammerer, Heinrich Behrends, Martin Mayer, Nicolas Mehl, Peter Langer
  • DISPLAY ELEMENT WITH POLARIZING FILM FOR A DISPLAY UNIT IN A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130050822
    Abstract: The invention relates to a display element for a display unit of a vehicle, said display element being formed from a substrate and a polarizing film. The display element may be backlit by means of a light source. The substrate may be imprinted with graphic symbols. The polarizing film may be a circular polarizing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Suss, Isabel Hoffmann, Gerhard Kammerer, Heinrich Behrends, Martin Mayer, Nicolas Mehl, Peter Langer
  • Display device for a motor vehicle provided with a swivelling indicator having first and/or second optical wave guide areas
    Patent number: 7905612
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle display device comprising a display area oriented in a viewing direction, wherein a swiveling indicator rotatable about an axis of rotation is provided in the viewing direction behind the displaying area, a printed circuit board, which is provided with a first lighting device arranged thereon, is positioned in the viewing direction behind the swiveling indicator and a first optical wave guide area enables a first light emitted by the first lighting device to be transmitted to the display area further the swiveling indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Suess, Heinrich Behrends, Isabel Witzemann
  • DISPLAY DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A SWIVELLING INDICATOR HAVING FIRST AND/OR SECOND OPTICAL WAVE GUIDE AREAS
    Publication number: 20090135580
    Abstract: The invention relates to a motor vehicle display device comprising a display area oriented in a viewing direction, wherein a swiveling indicator rotatable about an axis of rotation is provided in the viewing direction behind the displaying area, a printed circuit board, which is provided with a first lighting device arranged thereon, is positioned in the viewing direction behind the swiveling indicator and a first optical wave guide area enables a first light emitted by the first lighting device to be transmitted to the display area further the swiveling indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventors: Manfred Suess, Heinrich Behrends, Isabel Witzemann