Patents by Inventor Janis Schäfer

Janis Schäfer 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).

  • Joint layout and method for joining components and light guide element for use therein
    Patent number: 11243358
    Abstract: A joint layout is provided for the firm bonding of components by means of a light-activated joining agent. A light guide element is arranged at least in sections in a joint gap between the components. The light guide element is embedded into the joining agent in the joint gap, and light for activating the joining agent can be outcoupled from the light guide element in the joint gap. In this context, at least one spacer is arranged in the joint gap between the light guide element and at least one of the components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Carmen Bungenstock, Heinrich Schäfer, Janis Schäfer
  • JOINT LAYOUT AND METHOD FOR JOINING COMPONENTS AND LIGHT GUIDE ELEMENT FOR USE THEREIN
    Publication number: 20210141161
    Abstract: A joint layout is provided for the firm bonding of components by means of a light-activated joining agent. A light guide element is arranged at least in sections in a joint gap between the components. The light guide element is embedded into the joining agent in the joint gap, and light for activating the joining agent can be outcoupled from the light guide element in the joint gap. In this context, at least one spacer is arranged in the joint gap between the light guide element and at least one of the components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Carmen Bungenstock, Heinrich Schäfer, Janis Schäfer
  • Shrink fit fastening of heat sink and light source carrier
    Patent number: 10697609
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles with a plurality of components to be connected, having a light source, a light source carrier, an optical element and a heat sink. The heat sink is connected by a fastener to the light source carrier. The fastener is a shrink-fitting agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Heinrich Schaefer, Janis Schaefer, Robin Schaefer
  • LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLES AND FASTENING METHOD
    Publication number: 20180372297
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles with a plurality of components to be connected, having a light source, a light source carrier, an optical element and a heat sink, wherein a first component is connected by a fastener to a second component at a fastening point and wherein the first component and the second component have different thermal expansion properties, wherein as the fastener, a shrink-fitting agent is provided, which in a fastening state of the same exerts a fixing force which compresses joining surfaces of the first component and the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Heinrich Schaefer, Janis Schaefer, Robin Schaefer