Patents by Inventor Josef Plank

Josef Plank 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: 20150124469
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (100) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a number of light sources (1), at least one attachment optical unit (2), having a light entrance surface (2a) and a light exit surface (2b), wherein the at least one attachment optical unit (2) comprises a plurality of light-guiding bodies (3), and wherein each light-guiding body (3) has a light entrance surface (3a), into which in each case at least one light source (1) feeds light, and wherein the light-guiding bodies (3) lead into the common light exit surface (2b). According to the invention, at least one, preferably exactly one, position holder (4) is provided, by means of which the light entrance surfaces (3a) of the light-guiding bodies (3) of the at least one attachment optical unit (2) are held in position in relation to the light sources (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventors: Irmgard Krenn, Josef Plank
  • Publication number: 20150085523
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting unit (1) for a headlight, in particular a motor vehicle headlight, comprising a plurality of light sources (2), a light guide unit (3) having a plurality of light guides (30) and a downstream projection lens (4), wherein each light guide (30) has a light decoupling face (30a), and wherein each light source (2) couples light precisely into a light guide (30) associated therewith, and wherein adjacent light guides (30) are separated from one another by partition walls (31, 32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: Josef Gürtl, Josef Plank