Patents by Inventor Marcus Pfeil
Marcus Pfeil 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).
-
Patent number: 9310041Abstract: An illumination device for producing a light strip along a predetermined distance includes light sources and light conductors, wherein light of a first one of the light sources is distributable along a first section of the distance by a first one of the light conductors up to an end region of the first light conductor, wherein light of a second one of the light sources is distributable along a second section of the distance by a second one of the light conductors up to an end region of the second light conductor, and wherein the end region of the first light conductor and the end region of the second light conductor are arranged adjacent one another along the distance.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: AUDI AGInventor: Marcus Pfeil
-
Patent number: 9290124Abstract: A lighting device, in particular contour lighting for a motor vehicle, includes a housing made from a plastic material that is transparent to the light coupled into the housing and functions as a diffuser and is covered with a coating at least in the region of the outer surface thereof that is visible when mounted and that is not transparent to the light coupled in, wherein the coating is removed locally in order to form a narrow light-emitting line.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Marcus Pfeil, Peter Wehrlin
-
Patent number: 9242598Abstract: A cup-holder arrangement for a vehicle includes a cup-holder, a lighting unit; and a control unit for controlling a color gradient of the lighting unit as a function of a temperature setting of the cup-holder or of a temperature in or on the cup-holder.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 26, 2016Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Michael Mayer, Marcus Pfeil
-
Publication number: 20150298604Abstract: A lighting device, in particular contour lighting for a motor vehicle, includes a housing made from a plastic material that is transparent to the light coupled into the housing and functions as a diffuser and is covered with a coating at least in the region of the outer surface thereof that is visible when mounted and that is not transparent to the light coupled in, wherein the coating is removed locally in order to form a narrow light-emitting line.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: October 22, 2015Inventors: Marcus PFEIL, Peter WEHRLIN
-
Patent number: 9157592Abstract: A lighting device includes a housing having first and second housing parts to define a receiving space. The housing parts are inwardly recessed and converge into marginal regions, respectively. Arranged in the receiving space is a light conductor. A plastic film strip is arranged between edges of the housing parts and is transparent for light emitted by the light conductor, with the emitted light being projected into one end face of the film strip and extracted from another end face of the film strip. The film strip is sized to terminate flush with the housing parts.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Marcus Pfeil, Jürgen Maurer, Richard Mohos, Johannes Tovar
-
Patent number: 9033565Abstract: A lighting device includes a housing having first and second housing parts to define a first receiving space there between, and a third housing part arranged on the second housing part to define an open gap. The third housing part defines with the second housing part a second receiving space in which a first light conductor is arranged. A plastic film strip is arranged between edges of the first and second housing parts and is transparent for light emitted by the first light conductor, with the emitted light being projected into one end face of the film strip and extracted from another end face of the film strip. The film strip is sized to terminate flush with the first and second housing parts. Arranged in the second receiving space is a second light conductor which emits light through the gap.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: May 19, 2015Assignee: AUDI AGInventors: Marcus Pfeil, Johannes Tovar, Jürgen Maurer, Richard Mohos
-
Patent number: 9004731Abstract: An illumination device can be arranged along a contour of a component in a motor vehicle so that the contour of the component is recognizable in the dark as a bright strip. The illumination device allows producing a light strip along a predetermined distance. For this, the illumination device has a longitudinally shaped light conductor for distributing light along the distance and a coupling-in element which is connected to the light contour for coupling light into the light conductor. The light conductor is supported positionally fixed relative to the component in a region by means of a fixed-bearing device. The coupling in element on the other hand is supported by means of a floating-bearing device for movement relative to the component along at least one direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Audi AGInventor: Marcus Pfeil
-
Patent number: 8882318Abstract: A peripheral illumination device for a vehicle component includes at least one light guide, and an enclosure for guiding the at least one light guide. The at least one light guide is securely mounted in the enclosure via a fixed support at a predefined location and has two ends which are movably mounted in relation to the enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Audi AGInventors: Marcus Pfeil, Elena Justus-Bischler
-
Publication number: 20130342104Abstract: A cup-holder arrangement for a vehicle includes a cup-holder, a lighting unit; and a control unit for controlling a color gradient of the lighting unit as a function of a temperature setting of the cup-holder or of a temperature in or on the cup-holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2013Publication date: December 26, 2013Inventors: Michael Mayer, Marcus Pfeil
-
Publication number: 20130242603Abstract: A lighting device includes a housing having first and second housing parts to define a first receiving space there between, and a third housing part arranged on the second housing part to define an open gap. The third housing part defines with the second housing part a second receiving space in which a first light conductor is arranged. A plastic film strip is arranged between edges of the first and second housing parts and is transparent for light emitted by the first light conductor, with the emitted light being projected into one end face of the film strip and extracted from another end face of the film strip. The film strip is sized to terminate flush with the first and second housing parts. Arranged in the second receiving space is a second light conductor which emits light through the gap.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Audi AGInventors: Marcus Pfeil, Johannes Tovar, Jürgen Maurer, Richard Mohos
-
Publication number: 20130242588Abstract: A lighting device includes a housing having first and second housing parts to define a receiving space. The housing parts are inwardly recessed and converge into marginal regions, respectively. Arranged in the receiving space is a light conductor. A plastic film strip is arranged between edges of the housing parts and is transparent for light emitted by the light conductor, with the emitted light being projected into one end face of the film strip and extracted from another end face of the film strip. The film strip is sized to terminate flush with the housing parts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: Audi AGInventors: Marcus Pfeil, Jürgen Maurer, Richard Mohos, Johannes Tovar
-
Publication number: 20130229815Abstract: An illumination device for producing a light strip along a predetermined distance includes light sources and light conductors, wherein light of a first one of the light sources is distributable along a first section of the distance by a first one of the light conductors up to an end region of the first light conductor, wherein light of a second one of the light sources is distributable along a second section of the distance by a second one of the light conductors up to an end region of the second light conductor, and wherein the end region of the first light conductor and the end region of the second light conductor are arranged adjacent one another along the distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Audi AGInventor: Marcus Pfeil
-
Publication number: 20130229814Abstract: An illumination device can be arranged along a contour of a component in a motor vehicle so that the contour of the component is recognizable in the dark as a bright strip. The illumination device allows producing a light strip along a predetermined distance. For this, the illumination device has a longitudinally shaped light conductor for distributing light along the distance and a coupling-in element which is connected to the light contour for coupling light into the light conductor. The light conductor is supported positionally fixed relative to the component in a region by means of a fixed-bearing device. The coupling in element on the other hand is supported by means of a floating-bearing device for movement relative to the component along at least one direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Applicant: Audi AGInventor: Marcus Pfeil
-
Publication number: 20130058115Abstract: A peripheral illumination device for a vehicle component includes at least one light guide, and an enclosure for guiding the at least one light guide. The at least one light guide is securely mounted in the enclosure via a fixed support at a predefined location and has two ends which are movably mounted in relation to the enclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2012Publication date: March 7, 2013Applicant: Audi AGInventor: Marcus Pfeil