Patents by Inventor Josef Kiermaier

Josef Kiermaier 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).

  • Publication number: 20250069826
    Abstract: A lamination arrangement for laminating a switch in a vehicle including at least one first layer that with one surface forms a visible side of the lamination arrangement, and at least one second layer. The at least one second layer is disposed opposite the visible side and at least partially under the first layer. The first and second layers are elastically deformable such that the actuation of at least one switch is made possible by exertion of force on the visible side. The at least one switch is disposed under the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Franz SCHAITL, Martin FEINEIS, Josef KIERMAIER, Andreas HERB
  • Publication number: 20250048513
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicle interior lighting including at least one dimmable light source, a current driver supplying the at least one dimmable light source with a control current and a microcontroller to determine a dimming value for dimming the at least one light source corresponding to a dimming request signal and to transfer this to the current driver. The at least one light source has a brightness, which corresponds to the control current. The current driver is to set the control current for supplying the at least one light source corresponding to the dimming value so that the at least one light source assumes the brightness corresponding to the dimming value. The microcontroller is to determine the dimming value as a new dimming value based on a current dimming value and a dimming value change. The dimming value change is based on the dimming request signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Josef KIERMAIER, Nico SCHNEUCKER
  • Publication number: 20240385362
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (10) with a flat light guide (12) which has a protective layer (18) directly connected to a light guide core (16) on its light exit side (30) at least in a visible area (32), into which light (24) from at least one light source (22) can be coupled via the light guide core (16) via at least one coupling-in side (20), and which has a coupling-out structure (28) on its rear side (26) opposite the light exit side (30), which structure is set up to deflect light (24), as a result of which the deflected light (24) can be coupled into the light guide core (16) via at least one coupling-in side (20). (24) emerges from the light guide (12) into the environment via the light exit side (30), and with a housing (14) which covers the rear side (26) at least in overlap with the entire visible area (32) of the light guide (12) on a side facing away from the light exit side (30) and is connected to the light guide (12) in a dust-proof and contamination-proof manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: November 21, 2024
    Applicant: Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
    Inventors: Alexandr ZAVIYALOV, Josef KIERMAIER, Michael WINDL, Dietmar GRAF, Manfred WINKLBAUER, Bernhard BAYERSDORFER
  • Patent number: 11607993
    Abstract: A vehicle interior lighting apparatus is disclosed. It includes an elongate light guide having at least one end-side light input coupling surface, a longitudinal light deflection surface and a longitudinal light output coupling surface opposite the light deflection surface, and at least one light source, the light of which is able to be coupled into the light guide at the at least one light input coupling surface and able to be coupled out of the light guide at the light output coupling surface by way of a light deflection at the light deflection surface. At least one light deflection prism is disposed optically downstream of the light output coupling surface and there is at least one jump between two refractive indices in a light path between the light guide and the at least one light deflection prism and the at least one light deflection prism is disposed between two adjacent light deflection regions when viewed perpendicular to the light output coupling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: LISA DRÄXLMAIER GMBH
    Inventors: Josef Kiermaier, Alexandr Zaviyalov
  • Publication number: 20220134948
    Abstract: A vehicle interior lighting apparatus is disclosed. It includes an elongate light guide having at least one end-side light input coupling surface, a longitudinal light deflection surface and a longitudinal light output coupling surface opposite the light deflection surface, and at least one light source, the light of which is able to be coupled into the light guide at the at least one light input coupling surface and able to be coupled out of the light guide at the light output coupling surface by way of a light deflection at the light deflection surface. At least one light deflection prism is disposed optically downstream of the light output coupling surface and there is at least one jump between two refractive indices in a light path between the light guide and the at least one light deflection prism and the at least one light deflection prism is disposed between two adjacent light deflection regions when viewed perpendicular to the light output coupling surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Josef Kiermaier, Alexandr Zaviyalov
  • Patent number: 8872547
    Abstract: A nanomagnetic logic gate arranged on a substrate according to an embodiment includes at least one nanomagnetic first structure, at least one nanomagnetic second structure and at least two layers including a first layer and a second layer, wherein at least one first structure is arranged in the first layer on or parallel to a main surface of the substrate, wherein at least one second structure is arranged in the second layer parallel to the first layer, and wherein at least one second structure includes an artificial nucleation center arranged such that a magnetic field component essentially perpendicular to the main surface provided by at least one first structure couples to the artificial nucleation center such that a magnetization of the second structure is changeable in response to the magnetic field component coupled into the artificial nucleation center, when a predetermined condition is fulfilled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Technische Universitaet Muenchen
    Inventors: Markus Becherer, Josef Kiermaier, Stephen Breitkreutz, Irina Eichwald, Doris Schmitt-Landsiedel
  • Publication number: 20140028351
    Abstract: A nanomagnetic logic gate arranged on a substrate according to an embodiment includes at least one nanomagnetic first structure, at least one nanomagnetic second structure and at least two layers including a first layer and a second layer, wherein at least one first structure is arranged in the first layer on or parallel to a main surface of the substrate, wherein at least one second structure is arranged in the second layer parallel to the first layer, and wherein at least one second structure includes an artificial nucleation center arranged such that a magnetic field component essentially perpendicular to the main surface provided by at least one first structure couples to the artificial nucleation center such that a magnetization of the second structure is changeable in response to the magnetic field component coupled into the artificial nucleation center, when a predetermined condition is fulfilled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Markus Becherer, Josef Kiermaier, Stephan Breitkreutz, Irina Eichwald, Doris Schmitt-Landsiedel