Patents by Inventor John Kallio

John Kallio 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: 7476014
    Abstract: A vehicle headlamp unit that is configured for use with either a halogen lamp or a high intensity discharge lamp. The headlamp unit includes a housing within which a reflector is located for reflecting light from the headlamp unit. A lamp is supported within the reflector and a lamp socket is electrically connected to the lamp. The lamp socket including a wire harness receptacle having a first configuration that is configured to matingly engage the wire harness connector. A secondary receptacle is also connected to the housing. The secondary receptacle has a second configuration that at least partially duplicates the first configuration and is configured to matingly engage the wire harness connector. Accordingly, both the wire harness receptacle and the secondary receptacle are configured to alternately receive and matingly engage the wire harness connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Dennis McCarthy, Scott William Nicol, Chris Greco, John Kallio
  • Publication number: 20080084705
    Abstract: A lamp assembly includes an external lens, a one-piece bezel-lens structure, and one or more light sources. The one-piece bezel-lens structure is adjacent to the external lens and is formed from a light-transmissive material. The one-piece bezel-lens structure has one or more internal lens portions and one or more opaque portions. The opaque portions are coated with an opaque material. The light source emits light through the internal lens portion of the one-piece bezel-lens structure and the external lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2006
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Helwig, Rich Kirkdorffer, John Kallio, Karl Burkhalter, Joe Scranton, Stephen McCarthy