Patents by Inventor Kay Lackmann

Kay Lackmann 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).

  • Vehicle indication system having an optical system, having a first indication device and having a second indication device
    Patent number: 8508829
    Abstract: A vehicle indication system is proposed having an optical system (1), having a first indication device (2) and having a second indication device (3), wherein the optical system is intended to indicate information, which is provided by the first indication device, in an at least partially transparent or translucent form, wherein the optical system is intended to indicate information, which is provided by the second indication device, in an at least partially reflective form, wherein the optical system has a first area (6), the light transmission coefficient and light reflection coefficient of which are variable, and wherein the optical system has a second area (4), the light reflection coefficient of which is provided in a reduced form by means of a non-reflective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls GmbH
    Inventors: Kay Lackmann, Frank Schliep
  • VEHICLE INDICATION SYSTEM HAVING AN OPTICAL SYSTEM, HAVING A FIRST INDICATION DEVICE AND HAVING A SECOND INDICATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20110007378
    Abstract: A vehicle indication system is proposed having an optical system (1), having a first indication device (2) and having a second indication device (3), wherein the optical system is intended to indicate information, which is provided by the first indication device, in an at least partially transparent or translucent form, wherein the optical system is intended to indicate information, which is provided by the second indication device, in an at least partially reflective form, wherein the optical system has a first area (6), the light transmission coefficient and light reflection coefficient of which are variable, and wherein the optical system has a second area (4), the light reflection coefficient of which is provided in a reduced form by means of a non-reflective layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Kay Lackmann, Frank Schliep