Patents by Inventor Isabel Hoffmann

Isabel Hoffmann 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 DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130076498
    Abstract: A display device for a motor vehicle is proposed, wherein the display device has a first display area and a second display area, wherein the first display area is provided by way of a first display in the central area of a dial, wherein the second display area is designed so as to display a display information in an electroless manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Johnson Control Technology Company
    Inventors: Manfred Suess, Nicolas Mehl, Isabel Hoffmann, Bernd Ludewig
  • 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