Patents by Inventor John Scharfenkamp

John Scharfenkamp 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).

  • Exterior rearview device for automotive vehicles and kit of parts
    Patent number: 11912200
    Abstract: An exterior rearview device for an automotive vehicle includes a cover body with a cover body opening where the cover covers a front part of at least one reflective means, display or camera accommodated in the cover body. The exterior rearview device also contains a light module having a base body, a lens attachable to the base body and a selected functional device selected from at least two different functional devices each of which is adapted to achieve a specific light function. The base body is attachable to the cover body such that, in an attached state, the lens is arranged in the cover body opening, and the selected functional device is attachable to the base body such that, in the attached state, light from the light module passes through the lens to fulfil the specific light function of the selected functional device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    Inventors: Joel James Gough, Gary Sinelli, John Scharfenkamp
  • EXTERIOR REARVIEW DEVICE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLES AND KIT OF PARTS
    Publication number: 20230234505
    Abstract: An exterior rearview device for an automotive vehicle includes a cover body with a cover body opening where the cover covers a front part of at least one reflective means, display or camera accommodated in the cover body. The exterior rearview device also contains a light module having a base body, a lens attachable to the base body and a selected functional device selected from at least two different functional devices each of which is adapted to achieve a specific light function. The base body is attachable to the cover body such that, in an attached state, the lens is arranged in the cover body opening, and the selected functional device is attachable to the base body such that, in the attached state, light from the light module passes through the lens to fulfil the specific light function of the selected functional device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Joel James Gough, Gary Sinelli, John Scharfenkamp
  • Exterior rearview device for automotive vehicles and kit of parts
    Patent number: 11643015
    Abstract: An exterior rearview device for an automotive vehicle includes a cover body with a cover body opening where the cover covers a front part of at least one reflective means, display or camera accommodated in the cover body. The exterior rearview device also contains a light module having a base body, a lens attachable to the base body and a selected functional device selected from at least two different functional devices each of which is adapted to achieve a specific light function. The base body is attachable to the cover body such that, in an attached state, the lens is arranged in the cover body opening, and the selected functional device is attachable to the base body such that, in the attached state, light from the light module passes through the lens to fulfil the specific light function of the selected functional device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Motherson Innovations Company Limited
    Inventors: Joel James Gough, Gary Sinelli, John Scharfenkamp