Patents by Inventor Jason Robert Emrich
Jason Robert Emrich 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: 11667237Abstract: A vanity mirror assembly for a vehicle visor includes a housing having a support structure and a channel on a top side, a mirror connected to the support structure, and a light source disposed proximate the channel and operative to illuminate visible light. The vanity mirror assembly also includes at least one lens provided on the housing on at least one side of the mirror and operatively coupled to the light source, the at least one lens comprising a transparent optical element configured to refract the visible light from a front face of the at least one lens.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2022Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati, Jedidiah Paul Durkin, Jason Robert Emrich, Steven J. Antilla
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Patent number: 10766413Abstract: A light guide for a light system of a vehicle and a method of forming the light guide are disclosed herein. The light system comprises the light guide, a light source proximate the guide, and a receiving feature coupled to the vehicle. The light guide comprises a core portion having a light transmissive body, a reflective portion, an absorptive portion, and an attachment feature. The reflective portion is disposed about the core portion along the length of the body. The absorptive portion is disposed about the reflective portion along the length of the reflective portion. The attachment feature extends outwardly from the absorptive portion and is configured to be engaged with the receiving feature coupled to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Satyanarayana R. Vemulapati, Steven J. Antilla, Jason Robert Emrich
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Patent number: 10759339Abstract: A light system for a vehicle is provided herein. The light system includes a trim member defining an aperture. A light guide is disposed within the aperture. The light guide has a proximal portion operably coupled with a light source. A lens is integrally formed with the light guide and is disposed at a distal portion of the light guide. A deformable attachment mechanism is integrally formed on the light guide between the proximal and the distal portions of the light guide. The light guide is compressively retained within the aperture by a forward portion of the attachment mechanism and a rearward portion of the lens.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Ali Ammar, Jason Robert Emrich, Fayez Alamat, Steven J. Antilla, Megan May Lovejoy
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Patent number: 10449896Abstract: A vehicle light assembly is provided that includes a light source, a deformable inner lens operatively coupled to the light source, and a movable outer lens configured to deform the inner lens, wherein in a first position the inner lens has a first shape and in a second position the inner lens is deformed to a second shape to change the beam pattern.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2019Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati, Steven J. Antilla, Jason Robert Emrich, Christopher Craft, Linsheng Chen
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Patent number: 10414317Abstract: A vehicle cup holder is provided and includes a base and a sidewall together defining an interior space for receiving a beverage container. A number of fingers extend through the sidewall for retaining the beverage container. A number of light pipes are each coupled to a corresponding finger for transmitting light into the interior space.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Inshirah Hillawi, Jason Robert Emrich, Murali Guntur
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Patent number: 10106078Abstract: A vehicle overhead console is provided herein. The vehicle overhead console includes a housing and a substrate defining a cavity therebetween. A light source is within the cavity. A reflector has a first end portion that surrounds the light source and a second end portion proximate a first lens. A trim member has a thickness that varies laterally. A second lens is offset from the first lens.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Linsheng Chen, Steven J. Antilla, Jason Robert Emrich, Satyanarayana Raju Vemulapati, Wei Xu
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Publication number: 20180162257Abstract: A vehicle cup holder is provided and includes a base and a sidewall together defining an interior space for receiving a beverage container. A number of fingers extend through the sidewall for retaining the beverage container. A number of light pipes are each coupled to a corresponding finger for transmitting light into the interior space.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2016Publication date: June 14, 2018Inventors: Inshirah Hillawi, Jason Robert Emrich, Murali Guntur
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Publication number: 20180043822Abstract: A light system for a vehicle is provided herein. The light system includes a trim member defining an aperture. A light guide is disposed within the aperture. The light guide has a proximal portion operably coupled with a light source. A lens is integrally formed with the light guide and is disposed at a distal portion of the light guide. A deformable attachment mechanism is integrally formed on the light guide between the proximal and the distal portions of the light guide. The light guide is compressively retained within the aperture by a forward portion of the attachment mechanism and a rearward portion of the lens.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Ali Ammar, Jason Robert Emrich, Fayez Alamat, Steven J. Antilla, Megan May Lovejoy
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Patent number: 9643350Abstract: A light guide system includes a light guide and a carrier substrate having a barrier layer disposed therebetween. The barrier layer is introduced during a dual injection process to provide a permeable barrier between a first resin, used to form the light guide, and a second resin used to form the carrier substrate. The barrier layer allows for the first and second resins to bond, while acting as a wet-out inhibitor between the resins. The molded dual injection light guide system of the present invention provides for a unitary light guide and carrier substrate that has been molded with a barrier layer such that wetting out of a surface of the light guide is prevented along with the deleterious effects wetted out surfaces have on light transmission.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2013Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jason Robert Emrich, Inshirah Hillawi, Megan May Lovejoy, Steven J. Antilla
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Publication number: 20150069644Abstract: A light guide system includes a light guide and a carrier substrate having a barrier layer disposed therebetween. The barrier layer is introduced during a dual injection process to provide a permeable barrier between a first resin, used to form the light guide, and a second resin used to form the carrier substrate. The barrier layer allows for the first and second resins to bond, while acting as a wet-out inhibitor between the resins. The molded dual injection light guide system of the present invention provides for a unitary light guide and carrier substrate that has been molded with a barrier layer such that wetting out of a surface of the light guide is prevented along with the deleterious effects wetted out surfaces have on light transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2013Publication date: March 12, 2015Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLCInventors: Jason Robert Emrich, Inshirah Hillawi, Megan May Lovejoy, Steven J. Antilla