Patents by Inventor Jakub Hruska

Jakub Hruska 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: 11852313
    Abstract: The light device of a vehicle comprises a housing (5), covered with a translucent cover (1), a light unit (4) arranged in the housing (5) comprising at least one light source, and a functional plate member (12) comprising a lamella layer (6) configured to bind light rays (10) exiting from the optical unit (4). The lamella layer (6) comprises the first lamellas (6a), which are transparent for light, and the second lamellas (6b), which are non-transparent for light, and extend across the thickness of the lamella layer (6), are in a mutual contact and alternate with each other. The first lamellas (6a) are arranged for the passage of light rays (10) and the second lamellas (6b) are configured in such a way, when the light source is off, not to reflect the daylight (DS) that falls onto the second lamellas (6b) from the said external environment out of the light device into the external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: PO Lighting Czech s.r.o.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska, Jiri Kochanek
  • Patent number: 11698177
    Abstract: A flat light guide (1) for a vehicle lighting device, which includes a rear end (10) and a front end with a light output surface (13), the light guide (1) being defined between the two ends by a pair of side surfaces (11, 12). The light guide (1) has a base plane (X-Y) and at its rear end (10) is provided with at least one collimating element (2) arranged transversely or obliquely with respect to the plane (X-Y). Opposite the collimating element (2) is arranged an obliquely inclined reflective surface (3) to reflect light from the collimating element (2) into the flat light guide (1). The collimating element (2) is adapted for the light input from the light source into the light guide (1) which further guides the light between the side surfaces (11, 12) to the output surface (13).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Ales Hendrych, Jakub Hruska
  • Patent number: 11644166
    Abstract: The light-guiding optical unit (1) for a light device of motor vehicles comprises a light guide (2) that comprises at least one routing surface (3), and at least one light source (4) to generate light rays (10). The light-guide (2) further comprises a top surface (12) at least a part of which is constituted by the output surface (15), and a bottom surface (13) opposite the top surface (12) and fitted with a prismatic structure (16) comprising reflective surfaces (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.r.o.
    Inventors: Michal Juhanak, Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska
  • Publication number: 20220397251
    Abstract: A flat light guide (1) for a vehicle lighting device, which includes a rear end (10) and a front end with a light output surface (13), the light guide (1) being defined between the two ends by a pair of side surfaces (11, 12). The light guide (1) has a base plane (X-Y) and at its rear end (10) is provided with at least one collimating element (2) arranged transversely or obliquely with respect to the plane (X-Y). Opposite the collimating element (2) is arranged an obliquely inclined reflective surface (3) to reflect light from the collimating element (2) into the flat light guide (1). The collimating element (2) is adapted for the light input from the light source into the light guide (1) which further guides the light between the side surfaces (11, 12) to the output surface (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Tomas GLOSS, Ales HENDRYCH, Jakub HRUSKA
  • Publication number: 20220290834
    Abstract: The light device of a vehicle comprises a housing (5), covered with a translucent cover (1), a light unit (4) arranged in the housing (5) comprising at least one light source, and a functional plate member (12) comprising a lamella layer (6) configured to bind light rays (10) exiting from the optical unit (4). The lamella layer (6) comprises the first lamellas (6a), which are transparent for light, and the second lamellas (6b), which are non-transparent for light, and extend across the thickness of the lamella layer (6), are in a mutual contact and alternate with each other. The first lamellas (6a) are arranged for the passage of light rays (10) and the second lamellas (6b) are configured in such a way, when the light source is off, not to reflect the daylight (DS) that falls onto the second lamellas (6b) from the said external environment out of the light device into the external environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska, Jiri Kochanek
  • Publication number: 20210301994
    Abstract: The light-guiding optical unit (1) for a light device of motor vehicles comprises a light guide (2) that comprises at least one routing surface (3), and at least one light source (4) to generate light rays (10). The light-guide (2) further comprises a top surface (12) at least a part of which is constituted by the output surface (15), and a bottom surface (13) opposite the top surface (12) and fitted with a prismatic structure (16) comprising reflective surfaces (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Michal JUHANAK, Tomas GLOSS, Jakub HRUSKA
  • Patent number: 11047546
    Abstract: The light device comprises an internal chamber (2) that is covered by a translucent cover, which separates the light device from the external surroundings of the motor vehicle; inside the chamber, there is at least one lighting unit (3) whose active area (4) for the exit of light rays (10) from the lighting unit (3) is situated opposite the translucent cover and contains a light-conductive core (15) of an optically transparent material with an associated light unit (7) located opposite the entry area (9) of the light-conductive core (15) to emit light rays (10) into the body (14) of light-conductive core (15). Between the light-conductive core (15) and the translucent cover there is a functional layer (23) configured to focus the beams of light rays (10) that exit its surface averted from the light-conductive core (15) in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska, Vit Simurda, Milan Stylarek, Vladimir Kubena
  • Patent number: 11021097
    Abstract: An image projection module of a vehicle that includes a light source directed to a projection mask and through it to output optics which is adapted to direct the projected light onto a road near the vehicle. The projection mask is formed on a front wall of a thick lens, whereby this front wall is adapted to direct the projected light from the light source to a flat upper wall of the thick lens which is adapted to totally reflect the projected light onto a curved output wall of the thick lens which is adapted to emit the projected light onto the road into the desired form of the projected pattern. A thick lens for an image projection module of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska
  • Publication number: 20200377006
    Abstract: An image projection module of a vehicle that includes a light source directed to a projection mask and through it to output optics which is adapted to direct the projected light onto a road near the vehicle. The projection mask is formed on a front wall of a thick lens, whereby this front wall is adapted to direct the projected light from the light source to a flat upper wall of the thick lens which is adapted to totally reflect the projected light onto a curved output wall of the thick lens which is adapted to emit the projected light onto the road into the desired form of the projected pattern. A thick lens for an image projection module of a vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Tomas GLOSS, Jakub HRUSKA
  • Publication number: 20200300434
    Abstract: The lighting unit (3) comprises a light guide (15) to lead light rays (10) from at least one light source (11) wherein the light guide (15) comprises the front surface (17) and the opposite rear surface (18). The front surface (17) comprises exit areas (30) for the exit of light rays (10) from the light guide (15), and intermediate areas (19) positioned between the exit areas (30) and configured for total reflection of light rays (10) passing along the light guide (15). The lighting unit (3) further comprising a light assembly (23) situated against the front surface (17) of the light guide (15) and comprising optical elements (26) containing a bearing area (14) with which the optical elements (26) are connected to the opposite exit areas (30) directly or indirectly in such a way that transitional layers (24) are situated between the exit areas (30) and bearing areas (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Vit Simurda, Jakub Hruska
  • Publication number: 20200256539
    Abstract: The light device comprises an internal chamber (2) that is covered by a translucent cover, which separates the light device from the external surroundings of the motor vehicle; inside the chamber, there is at least one lighting unit (3) whose active area (4) for the exit of light rays (10) from the lighting unit (3) is situated opposite the translucent cover and contains a light-conductive core (15) of an optically transparent material with an associated light unit (7) located opposite the entry area (9) of the light-conductive core (15) to emit light rays (10) into the body (14) of light-conductive core (15). Between the light-conductive core (15) and the translucent cover there is a functional layer (23) configured to focus the beams of light rays (10) that exit its surface averted from the light-conductive core (15) in a predetermined direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska, Vit Simurda, Milan Stylarek, Vladimir Kubena
  • Patent number: 10627560
    Abstract: An optical system for a lighting device, comprising a light-guiding optical part configured for spreading light beams generated by light sources situated opposite to a rear side of the optical part. Light beams are coupled into the light-guiding optical part, and after passing through the light-guiding optical part the light beams are emitted through its output surface. Rear side of light-guiding optical part is equipped with macroscopic cavities, each pair of adjacent macroscopic cavities forming between themselves an optical segment, whose two sides, which separate the optical segment from the pair of macroscopic cavities, comprise a reflective surface. The optical segment comprises a rear surface on the rear side, opposite to which a light source is positioned. The reflective surfaces are configured for reflecting a part of the light beams, which were coupled through the rear surface into the optical segment, and then directing them to the output surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Vit Simurda, Jakub Hruska
  • Patent number: 10598329
    Abstract: The light-conductive optical system comprises a planarly shaped light guide (1) made from an optically transparent material with an associated light unit (3) and a collimating element (2). The light guide (1) comprises an output surface (12) for the output of light rays (10) and a binding surface (11) to bind light rays (10) to the light guide (1). The output surface (12) and the binding surface (11) are situated on surfaces that transversally connect the top (5) and bottom surface (6) of the light guide (1) and the binding surface (11) comprises a partial surface (11c) situated opposite the output surface (22) of the collimating element (2) and a lateral partial surface (11a, 11b) at one or both sides of the partial surface (11c). The height (v) of the output surface (22) is bigger than the thickness (t) of the light guide (1) so the output surface (22) reaches above the top surface (5) and/or below the bottom surface (6) of the light guide (1) with its overlapping part (8, 9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Varric Lighting Sytems, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska, Vit Simurda, Jan Hanko
  • Publication number: 20190285791
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light guiding system, especially for the lighting of land transport means, which comprises a line light guide (1), one end of which is associated with a light source (3), whereby the line light guide (1) is along its length provided with a coupling out surface (13) of light, opposite which is arranged an inclined reflective wall (4) directing the light coupled out of the line light guide (1) into a radiating body (2), from which the light comes out in a desired direction (X, 10 d).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Ales Hendrych, Jakub Hruska
  • Patent number: 10344940
    Abstract: The optical system comprises an optical component with an active part (1) made of an optically transparent material, a collimating element (2) and a light unit (3) to emit light rays (10) to the collimating element (2) to collimate light rays (10) and to direct them to the active part (1). Generally, the active part (1) has an output surface (12) on its front side for the output of light rays (10) out of the active part (1) towards the display surface (ZY) situated at a distance in front of the active part (1). Furthermore, the active part (1) comprises optical elements (13) whose output surfaces (15) are part of the output surface (12) to create light patterns (A) on the display surface (ZY). The optical elements (13) consist of convergent lenses (13a) and/or divergent lenses (13b), the optical elements (13) being arranged after each other in rows situated next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska
  • Patent number: 10323823
    Abstract: The lighting device, in particular the fog light for motor vehicles comprises a lighting unit for emitting light beams and a lens on which the light beams fall, configured as a Fresnel lens to form light paths in the plane (zy), which is perpendicular to the axis (x) passing through the center of the lens and located at a distance in front of the lens. The lens is not axially symmetrical with respect to the axis (x) and its zones are configured to form a light path whose height (v) is smaller than its width (s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska
  • Patent number: 10317600
    Abstract: The light guide, especially for motor vehicle signal lamps, comprises a collimator with a collimating wall for binding and routing light rays, and a light guiding body that continues the collimating wall, is of a material with refractive index (n), and is integral, spatially shaped, planar, and fitted at its end with an output emitting surface providing a signal light function. The first height (d) of the body at its beginning where it adjoins the collimating wall, is bigger than its second height where it passes into the emitting surface. The body is adapted to emit light rays generally within angle (?) of diffusion from the optical axis (x), and comprises a transitional surface that is, in its profile towards the emitting surface, inclined towards the longitudinal axis of the profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, S.R.O.
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Tomas Mateju, Jakub Hruska
  • Publication number: 20190078745
    Abstract: The light-conductive optical system comprises a planarly shaped light guide (1) made from an optically transparent material with an associated light unit (3) and a collimating element (2). The light guide (1) comprises an output surface (12) for the output of light rays (10) and a binding surface (11) to bind light rays (10) to the light guide (1). The output surface (12) and the binding surface (11) are situated on surfaces that transversally connect the top (5) and bottom surface (6) of the light guide (1) and the binding surface (11) comprises a partial surface (11c) situated opposite the output surface (22) of the collimating element (2) and a lateral partial surface (11a, 11b) at one or both sides of the partial surface (11c). The height (v) of the output surface (22) is bigger than the thickness (t) of the light guide (1) so the output surface (22) reaches above the top surface (5) and/or below the bottom surface (6) of the light guide (1) with its overlapping part (8, 9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska, Vit Simurda, Jan Hanko
  • Publication number: 20190041022
    Abstract: The optical system comprises an optical component with an active part (1) made of an optically transparent material, a collimating element (2) and a light unit (3) to emit light rays (10) to the collimating element (2) to collimate light rays (10) and to direct them to the active part (1). Generally, the active part (1) has an output surface (12) on its front side for the output of light rays (10) out of the active part (1) towards the display surface (ZY) situated at a distance in front of the active part (1). Furthermore, the active part (1) comprises optical elements (13) whose output surfaces (15) are part of the output surface (12) to create light patterns (A) on the display surface (ZY). The optical elements (13) consist of convergent lenses (13a) and/or divergent lenses (13b), the optical elements (13) being arranged after each other in rows situated next to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska
  • Publication number: 20190024871
    Abstract: The lighting device, in particular the fog light for motor vehicles comprises a lighting unit for emitting light beams and a lens on which the light beams fall, configured as a Fresnel lens to form light paths in the plane (zy), which is perpendicular to the axis (x) passing through the centre of the lens and located at a distance in front of the lens. The lens is not axially symmetrical with respect to the axis (x) and its zones are configured to form a light path whose height (v) is smaller than its width (s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jakub Hruska