Patents by Inventor Juan-Jose Santaella
Juan-Jose Santaella 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: 11743991Abstract: The invention provides an automotive lighting device for an automotive vehicle. This device comprises a voltage regulator, a temperature sensor and a controlled light group. The controlled light group comprises a plurality of light sources and a light driver, the light driver comprising terminals and being configured to selectively activate or deactivate current flow in each terminal, in such a way that each light source is connected to one of the terminals. The controlled light group is fed by a voltage output value of the voltage regulator, the temperature sensor is arranged to sense a temperature in a zone of the lighting device and send information to the voltage regulator and the voltage regulator comprises a control driver to modify the voltage output value when receiving information from the temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Jose Ramon Martinez Perez, Jose Luis Lopez Leon, Juan Jose Santaella Hernandez
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Patent number: 11473752Abstract: A vehicle lamp that incorporates means for protection against electrostatic discharges. Sn an embodiment, the vehicle Samp includes a metalized part that is made from synthetic polymer and that is metalized at least on one side of it. The vehicle lamp further includes a metalized retaining clip integral with the metalized part, and a grounding cable electrically connecting the metalized part to the ground via the metalized retaining clip. A first end of the grounding cable is fixed to a locking end of the metalized retaining clip and a second end of the grounding cable is connected to the ground to ensure a proper connection between the metalized part and the ground.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: VALEO VISIONInventors: Juan Lara-Cabeza, Miguel-Angel Pena, Juan-Jose Santaella, Antonio Domingo Illan, Jose-David Roldan
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Publication number: 20220104327Abstract: The invention provides an automotive lighting device for an automotive vehicle. This device comprises a voltage regulator, a temperature sensor and a controlled light group. The controlled light group comprises a plurality of light sources and a light driver, the light driver comprising terminals and being configured to selectively activate or deactivate current flow in each terminal, in such a way that each light source is connected to one of the terminals. The controlled light group is fed by a voltage output value of the voltage regulator, the temperature sensor is arranged to sense a temperature in a zone of the lighting device and send information to the voltage regulator and the voltage regulator comprises a control driver to modify the voltage output value when receiving information from the temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Jose Ramon MARTINEZ PEREZ, Jose Luis LOPEZ LEON, Juan Jose SANTAELLA HERNANDEZ
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Publication number: 20220065423Abstract: A vehicle lamp that incorporates means for protection against electrostatic discharges. In an embodiment, the vehicle lamp includes a metalized part that is made from synthetic polymer and that is metalized at least on one side of it. The vehicle lamp further includes a metalized retaining clip integral with the metalized part, and a grounding cable electrically connecting the metalized part to the ground via the metalized retaining clip. A first end of the grounding cable is fixed to a locking end of the metalized retaining clip and a second end of the grounding cable is connected to the ground to ensure a proper connection between the metalized part and the ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: VALEO VISIONInventors: Juan LARA-CABEZA, Miguel-Angel PENA, Juan-Jose SANTAELLA, Antonio Domingo ILLAN, Jose-David ROLDAN
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Publication number: 20220007480Abstract: The invention provides an automotive lighting device associated with vehicle electronics where the device includes light sources, a current sink device and a light driver. The current sink device is connected with the light sources so that each light source with a current sink device forms a light group. The light driver is configured to be electrically fed by a power source where the light driver includes terminals configured to selectively activate or deactivate current flow in each terminal, in such a way that each light group is connected. The light driver is arranged in series with the light groups relative to the power source, either located between the power source and the light groups or located between the light groups and the ground connection. The current sink device includes an input configured to receive an activation signal, in such a way that the current sink device can be selectively activated to consume power.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: January 6, 2022Applicant: Valeo VisionInventors: Juan-Jose SANTAELLA, Antonio CALAVIA, Jose-Luis LOPEZ, Antonio Domingo ILLAN, Angel-Jesus COBO
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Patent number: 11178736Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic assembly for an automotive lighting device. The inventive electronic assembly comprises a first group of light source connections and at least one jumper where each jumper is arranged to bypass a first spare light source connection belonging to the first group of light source connections by putting its first and second terminals in electrical contact. Hence when in operation, the first spare light source connection does not receive any light source. The first group of light source connections are intended to receive light sources which are used for the same lighting function. The invention also relates to a lighting device that includes such an electronic assembly with a method that includes manufacturing such a lighting device.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Valeo VisionInventors: Antonio Domingo Illan, Juan-Jose Santaella, Juan Lara-Cabeza, Miguel-Angel Pena, Antonio Calavia
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Publication number: 20210253020Abstract: Device for controlling at least a first light source of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle at least comprising the first light source being configured to provide a first light function and a second light source configured to provide a second light function, the device comprising: electrical means configured to detect activation of the second light source, and to deactivate the first light source after detection of activation of the second light source. Also, method for controlling at least a first light source of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising the first light source being configured to provide a first light function and a second light source configured to provide a second light function, the method comprising: electrically detecting activation of the second light source; and electrically deactivating the first light source after detecting activation of the second light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Juan-Jose SANTAELLA, Miguel-Angel PENA, Maria MARIN, Antonio Domingo ILLAN, Juan LARA-CABEZA
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Patent number: 11034283Abstract: Device for controlling at least a first light source of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle at least comprising the first light source being configured to provide a first light function and a second light source configured to provide a second light function, the device comprising: electrical means configured to detect activation of the second light source, and to deactivate the first light source after detection of activation of the second light source. Also, method for controlling at least a first light source of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising the first light source being configured to provide a first light function and a second light source configured to provide a second light function, the method comprising: electrically detecting activation of the second light source; and electrically deactivating the first light source after detecting activation of the second light source.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Juan-Jose Santaella, Miguel-Angel Pena, Maria Marin, Antonio Domingo Illan, Juan Lara-Cabeza
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Publication number: 20210162911Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic assembly for an automotive lighting device. The inventive electronic assembly comprises a first group of light source connections and at least one jumper where each jumper is arranged to bypass a first spare light source connection belonging to the first group of light source connections by putting its first and second terminals in electrical contact. Hence when in operation, the first spare light source connection does not receive any light source. The first group of light source connections are intended to receive light sources which are used for the same lighting function. The invention also relates to a lighting device that includes such an electronic assembly with a method that includes manufacturing such a lighting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2019Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Valeo VisionInventors: Antonio Domingo ILLAN, Juan-Jose SANTAELLA, Juan LARA-CABEZA, Miguel-Angel PENA, Antonio CALAVIA
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Publication number: 20200238893Abstract: Device for controlling at least a first light source of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle at least comprising the first light source being configured to provide a first light function and a second light source configured to provide a second light function, the device comprising: electrical means configured to detect activation of the second light source, and to deactivate the first light source after detection of activation of the second light source. Also, method for controlling at least a first light source of a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle comprising the first light source being configured to provide a first light function and a second light source configured to provide a second light function, the method comprising: electrically detecting activation of the second light source; and electrically deactivating the first light source after detecting activation of the second light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Juan-Jose SANTAELLA, Miguel-Angel PENA, Maria MARIN, Antonio Domingo ILLAN, Juan LARA-CABEZA
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Patent number: 10661702Abstract: A device controls at least a first light source of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes at least the first light source to provide a first light function and a second light source to provide a second light function. The device includes an electrical structure to detect activation of the second light source, and to deactivate the first light source after detection of activation of the second light source. Also, a method controls at least a first light source of the motor vehicle. The method includes electrically detecting activation of the second light source and electrically deactivating the first light source after detecting activation of the second light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Juan-Jose Santaella, Miguel-Angel Pena, Maria Marin, Antonio Domingo Illan, Juan Lara-Cabeza
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Patent number: 10485075Abstract: An automotive lamp including a light source driven by an electric current, and an electronic circuit configured to modify the electric current. The electronic circuit includes a plurality of discrete analog electronic components. The electronic circuit is configured to modify the electric current driving the light source so as to drive the light source with a first electric current IL1 or with a second electric current IL2; to switch from the first electric current IL1 to the second electric current IL2 when a temperature T of the light source increases and exceeds a first temperature level TL1inc; and to switch from the second electric current IL2 to the first electric current IL1 when the temperature T increases and exceeds a second temperature level TL2inc, where IL2 is greater than ILL and TL2inc is greater than TL1inc.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Miguel-Angel Pena, Manuel Calmaestra, Antonio Domingo Illan, Juan-Jose Santaella, Miguel Angel Cantudo
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Publication number: 20190239305Abstract: An electric device including light sources and a light driver including at least a control output, the light driver being configured to selectively activate or deactivate current flow in each control output. The electric device also includes at least one current sink device, each current sink device being arranged between one of the light sources and one of the control outputs. Each current sink device includes a first input, a second input, a first output and a second output, the first and second inputs being connected to the light source and the first output being connected to the corresponding control output. A first current portion passes through the first input and the first output, and a second current portion passes through the second input.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Juan LARA-CABEZA, Juan-Jose Santaella, Antonio Domingo Illan, Miguel-Angel Pena
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Patent number: 10308178Abstract: An electric power supply device for a plurality of light sources on a motor vehicle. The device includes a plurality of control units configured to control electric power supply of at least one respective light source. The control units each include a diagnostic unit configured to deliver a diagnostic signal for the respective light source. According to the invention, the device is designed to deliver two binary signals for the identification of a partial failure and for the identification of a total failure of light sources.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2017Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Miguel-Angel Pena, Antonio Domingo Illan, Jose-Ramon Martinez-Perez, Juan Lara Cabeza, Juan-Jose Santaella, Tomas Martinez-Zaldivar
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Publication number: 20180361911Abstract: A device controls at least a first light source of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle includes at least the first light source to provide a first light function and a second light source to provide a second light function. The device includes an electrical structure to detect activation of the second light source, and to deactivate the first light source after detection of activation of the second light source. Also, a method controls at least a first light source of the motor vehicle. The method includes electrically detecting activation of the second light source and electrically deactivating the first light source after detecting activation of the second light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: December 20, 2018Applicant: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Juan-Jose Santaella, Miguel-Angel Pena, Maria Marin, Antonio Domingo Illan, Juan Lara-Cabeza
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Publication number: 20180302973Abstract: An automotive lamp including a light source driven by an electric current, and an electronic circuit configured to modify the electric current. The electronic circuit includes a plurality of discrete analog electronic components. The electronic circuit is configured to modify the electric current driving the light source so as to drive the light source with a first electric current IL1 or with a second electric current IL2; to switch from the first electric current IL1 to the second electric current IL2 when a temperature T of the light source increases and exceeds a first temperature level TL1inc; and to switch from the second electric current IL2 to the first electric current IL1 when the temperature T increases and exceeds a second temperature level TL2inc, where IL2 is greater than IL1, and TL2inc is greater than TL1inc.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Miguel-Angel Pena, Manuel Calmaestra, Antonio Domingo Illan, Juan-Jose Santaella, Miguel Angel Cantudo
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Publication number: 20180266647Abstract: Lighting module for an automotive vehicle, comprising: a printed circuit board; and heat dissipation means comprising at least one metallic sheet; the at least one metallic sheet is stuck on the printed circuit board and the at least one metallic sheet comprises at least a first portion and a second portion which are not coplanar with each other. And a method for producing a lighting module for an automotive vehicle, comprising: providing a printed circuit board; providing heat dissipation means comprising at least one metallic sheet; shaping the at least one metallic sheet into at least a first portion and a second portion which are not coplanar with each other; and sticking the at least one metallic sheet on the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Jose-David Roldan, Jose-Ramon Martinez-Perez, Juan-Jose Santaella, Juan Lara-Cabeza, Miguel-Angel Pena, Manuel Calmaestra, Antonio Domingo Illan, Jaime Arjona
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Publication number: 20180264992Abstract: A Lighting module for an automotive vehicle, comprising: a light source; a binning electrical network comprising a configurable resistance; and an electrical driver module configured to supply an electrical current to the light source through the binning electrical network. And a method for configuring a lighting module for an automotive vehicle to electrically drive a light source thereof according to predetermined characteristics of the light source, the method comprising: providing the lighting module for an automotive vehicle, the lighting module comprising: the light source with the brightness class; and an electrical driver module configured to supply an electrical current to the light source through a binning electrical network; providing the binning electrical network, the binning electrical network comprising a configurable resistance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2018Publication date: September 20, 2018Applicant: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: ANTONIO CALAVIA, JAIME ARJONA, JUAN-JOSE SANTAELLA, JUAN LARA-CABEZA, MIGUEL-ANGEL PENA, MANUEL CALMAESTRA, ANTONIO ILLAN
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Patent number: 9930738Abstract: The invention proposes to gather bin information identifying semiconductor-component light sources in a luminous module for a motor vehicle by way of a single electronic circuit in which the light sources and the bin information relating thereto are implemented. The invention allows the cabling between a supply device and a printed circuit board containing the electronic circuit according to the invention to be decreased since the bin information required for the configuration of the supply device is gathered actively over the supply line of the light sources.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Miguel-Angel Pena, Maria Marin, Juan-Jose Santaella, Juan Lara-Cabeza, Antonio Domingo Illan
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Publication number: 20170320432Abstract: The invention discloses an electric power supply device for a plurality of light sources on a motor vehicle. The device comprises a plurality of means for the control of the electric power supply of at least one of said light sources respectively. The control means each comprise diagnostic means which are configured to deliver a diagnostic signal for said light source. According to the invention, the device is designed to deliver two binary signals for the identification of a partial failure and/or a total failure of light sources.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: November 9, 2017Applicant: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Miguel-Angel PENA, Antonio Domingo ILLAN, Jose-Ramon MARTINEZ-PEREZ, Juan LARA CABEZA, Juan-Jose SANTAELLA, Tomas MARTINEZ-ZALDIVAR