Patents by Inventor Ludek Mazal
Ludek Mazal 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: 11435049Abstract: The light device of a motor vehicle comprises a light unit (4) and a cover (2). The light unit (4) comprises a light guide (7) with a front surface (8) for the exit of light rays (10) from the light guide (7) situated opposite the cover (2), a rear surface (9) comprising unbinding elements (73) configured to reflect light rays (10) towards the front surface (8), and at least one binding surface (71) to bind light rays (10) emitted by the light source (6) associated with the binding surface (71) to the light guide (7). The light device further comprises a carrier (5) situated opposite the rear surface (9) of the light guide (7) and configured to reflect light rays (10) that have escaped from the light guide (7) through the rear surface (9) back to the light guide (7). The cover (2) comprises at least one impermeable region (22) preventing light rays (10) from passing out of the cover (2), and at least one permeable region (21) to allow light rays (10) to pass through the cover (2).Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.r.o.Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Jiri Kochanek, Ludek Mazal
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Publication number: 20210278056Abstract: The light device of a motor vehicle comprises a light unit (4) and a cover (2). The light unit (4) comprises a light guide (7) with a front surface (8) for the exit of light rays (10) from the light guide (7) situated opposite the cover (2), a rear surface (9) comprising unbinding elements (73) configured to reflect light rays (10) towards the front surface (8), and at least one binding surface (71) to bind light rays (10) emitted by the light source (6) associated with the binding surface (71) to the light guide (7). The light device further comprises a carrier (5) situated opposite the rear surface (9) of the light guide (7) and configured to reflect light rays (10) that have escaped from the light guide (7) through the rear surface (9) back to the light guide (7). The cover (2) comprises at least one impermeable region (22) preventing light rays (10) from passing out of the cover (2), and at least one permeable region (21) to allow light rays (10) to pass through the cover (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Tomas GLOSS, Jiri KOCHANEK, Ludek MAZAL
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Patent number: 11096257Abstract: A vehicle lighting device, in particular of a vehicle combined lighting device, including at least two controllable light modules with point light sources with automotive certification, which are connected to a power source and to a control unit. Each light module includes a driver to which point light sources of the light module are connected, wherein the drivers are connected by their data input via a common data-conducting path of the lighting device to a common control unit and are further connected by their electrical terminals to a two-wire common power distribution system from the source of electrical energy, wherein each point light source is connected to the power output of its driver and to a negative pole of the source of electrical energy or to a grounding pole. A light module for a vehicle lighting device, in particular for a vehicle combined lighting device.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Petr Novak, Ludek Mazal
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Publication number: 20200413515Abstract: A vehicle lighting device, in particular of a vehicle combined lighting device, including at least two controllable light modules with point light sources with automotive certification, which are connected to a power source and to a control unit. Each light module includes a driver to which point light sources of the light module are connected, wherein the drivers are connected by their data input via a common data-conducting path of the lighting device to a common control unit and are further connected by their electrical terminals to a two-wire common power distribution system from the source of electrical energy, wherein each point light source is connected to the power output of its driver and to a negative pole of the source of electrical energy or to a grounding pole. A light module for a vehicle lighting device, in particular for a vehicle combined lighting device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Tomas GLOSS, Petr NOVAK, Ludek MAZAL
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Patent number: 10488009Abstract: A lamp contains a carrier for mounting of at least one flat light-emitting electroluminescence diode fitted with at least one cathode electric outlet and at least one anode electric outlet for the connection to electric conductors. The carrier includes a carrier body. The electric conductors comprise a cathode circuit an anode circuit, and contacts for the respective connection of the electric outlets of the electroluminescence diode to the cathode circuit and anode circuit. The cathode circuit or the anode circuit is positioned either completely on a surface of the carrier or at least a part of at least one of the cathode circuit or the anode circuit is positioned inside the carrier body and the remaining part of the circuit is positioned on the carrier surface.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, S.R.O.Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Milan Stylarek, Ludek Mazal
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Patent number: 10451243Abstract: A light device, especially a signal lamp for motor vehicles, includes a carrier housing (1) covered by a translucent cover (2) and an internal chamber (3) that houses an optical system comprising a light source (13) to generate coherent light (101) with a high luminous intensity. The optical system further comprises a lens (6) to direct the coherent light (101) generated by the light source (13) into a focused light beam (102), a divider (7) to divide the focused light beam (102) into separate light streams (103), and a diffusion means (9) to transform the light streams (103) entering the diffusion means (9) into homogenized light beams (104), the above mentioned parts of the optical system being arranged and configured for creating, in the front view, a spatial and/or designer light effect.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Varroc Lighting Systems, s.r.o.Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Tomas Mateju, Milan Stylarek, Ludek Mazal
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Publication number: 20190003677Abstract: The light device, especially a signal lamp for motor vehicles, comprises a translucent front cover (1), a lighting unit (4) with at least one source (41) for emitting of light rays, and an optical element (11) that is adapted for diffusing and/or directing and/or changing the color spectrum of light rays. The optical element (11) is fixed to the cover (1) and the lighting unit (4) is, with the use of a connecting means (6), connected to the cover (1) and/or to at least one projection (1d) the cover (1) is fitted with.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Vit Simurda, Ludek Mazal
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Publication number: 20180306855Abstract: The device for detecting a faulty function of a planar OLED light source or group thereof, comprises a main connector for supplying input voltage to the control unit adapted to receive information from the detector, and to control the voltage- or current-generating power supply unit for the measured OLED light source(s) via a sensing unit measuring the course of the V-A characteristic and/or certain evaluation point(s) thereof of the measured OLED source(s), and connected to a detector for evaluation whether the measured OLED source(s) exhibits a faulty function, and communication of the evaluated data to the control unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: October 25, 2018Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Petr Novak, Ludek Mazal
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Patent number: 9851066Abstract: A signal lamp for a front and rear lighting of a vehicle includes at least one light source for emitting light, wherein the at least one light source is hidden from view; a reflector for reflecting the light emitted by the at least one light source away from the vehicle; and at least one light guide disposed between the reflector and a cover of the signal lamp, the at least one light guide having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is disposed adjacent the at least one light source and the second end is located adjacent a focus point of the reflector.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2012Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS S.R.O.Inventors: Miroslav Kropac, Jan Kratochvil, Ludek Mazal, Martin Dluhos, Pavel Tuma
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Publication number: 20170167688Abstract: A light device, especially a signal lamp for motor vehicles, includes a carrier housing (1) covered by a translucent cover (2) and an internal chamber (3) that houses an optical system comprising a light source (13) to generate coherent light (101) with a high luminous intensity. The optical system further comprises a lens (6) to direct the coherent light (101) generated by the light source (13) into a focused light beam (102), a divider (7) to divide the focused light beam (102) into separate light streams (103), and a diffusion means (9) to transform the light streams (103) entering the diffusion means (9) into homogenized light beams (104), the above mentioned parts of the optical system being arranged and configured for creating, in the front view, a spatial and/or designer light effect.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2016Publication date: June 15, 2017Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Tomas Mateju, Milan Stylarek, Ludek Mazal
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Publication number: 20170059105Abstract: A lamp contains a carrier for mounting of at least one flat light-emitting electroluminescence diode fitted with at least one cathode electric outlet and at least one anode electric outlet for the connection to electric conductors. The carrier includes a carrier body. The electric conductors comprise a cathode circuit an anode circuit, and contacts for the respective connection of the electric outlets of the electroluminescence diode to the cathode circuit and anode circuit. The cathode circuit or the anode circuit is positioned either completely on a surface of the carrier or at least a part of at least one of the cathode circuit or the anode circuit is positioned inside the carrier body and the remaining part of the circuit is positioned on the carrier surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Tomas Gloss, Milan Stylarek, Ludek Mazal
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Patent number: 9581307Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The light module includes a light source and a reflecting unit. The light module also includes an optical waveguide, wherein the waveguide is formed by a plate-shaped body having an L-shaped cross section, the light-reflecting unit comprises a reflector arranged in front of a shorter input part of the waveguide, and wherein at a place where a shorter inlet part of the waveguide passes into a longer outlet part of the waveguide, an angled surface is provided for total reflection of light passing through the shorter inlet part of the waveguide to the longer outlet part of the waveguide, wherewith a bottom area and an adjacent face of the outlet part of the waveguide are provided with a white coating.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: VARROC LIGHTING SYSTEMS S.R.O.Inventors: Miroslav Kropac, Ludek Mazal, Tomas Mateju, Libor Juttner
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Publication number: 20140334171Abstract: Lighting device, which is intended especially for external end lighting of motor vehicles, consists of an elongated light guide, provided with a light source at least at one of its ends and located in the space between the white rear cover of the lighting device and its front lens, while along the light guide on the side facing the front lens there is produced a transparent shielding filter in the form of a strip, for shielding the light guide, which is provided with a set of optical elements for directing the guided luminous flux onto the exit surface of the light guide, which is oriented in the direction of the internal surface of the white rear cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: Varroc Lighting Systems, s.r.o.Inventors: Miroslav Kropac, Libor Juttner, Ludek Mazal, Tomas Mateju
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Publication number: 20140233251Abstract: A light module for a motor vehicle is disclosed. The light module includes a light source and a reflecting unit. The light module also includes an optical waveguide, wherein the waveguide is formed by a plate-shaped body having an L-shaped cross section, the light-reflecting unit comprises a reflector arranged in front of a shorter input part of the waveguide, and wherein at a place where a shorter inlet part of the waveguide passes into a longer outlet part of the waveguide, an angled surface is provided for total reflection of light passing through the shorter inlet part of the waveguide to the longer outlet part of the waveguide, wherewith a bottom area and an adjacent face of the outlet part of the waveguide are provided with a white coating.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Varroc Lighting Systems s.r.o.Inventors: Miroslav Kropac, Ludek Mazal, Tomas Mateju, Libor Juttner
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Publication number: 20120327680Abstract: A signal lamp for a front and rear lighting of a vehicle includes at least one light source for emitting light, wherein the at least one light source is hidden from view; a reflector for reflecting the light emitted by the at least one light source away from the vehicle; and at least one light guide disposed between the reflector and a cover of the signal lamp, the at least one light guide having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is disposed adjacent the at least one light source and the second end is located adjacent a focus point of the reflector.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Miroslav Kropac, Jan Kratochvil, Ludek Mazal, Martin Dluhos, Pavel Tuma