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: 9310041
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventor: Marcus Pfeil
  • Patent number: 9290124
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marcus Pfeil, Peter Wehrlin
  • Patent number: 9242598
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Michael Mayer, Marcus Pfeil
  • Publication number: 20150298604
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Marcus PFEIL, Peter WEHRLIN
  • Patent number: 9157592
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marcus Pfeil, Jürgen Maurer, Richard Mohos, Johannes Tovar
  • Patent number: 9033565
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Marcus Pfeil, Johannes Tovar, Jürgen Maurer, Richard Mohos
  • Patent number: 9004731
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventor: Marcus Pfeil
  • Patent number: 8882318
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Audi AG
    Inventors: Marcus Pfeil, Elena Justus-Bischler
  • Publication number: 20130342104
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Mayer, Marcus Pfeil
  • Publication number: 20130242603
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Marcus Pfeil, Johannes Tovar, Jürgen Maurer, Richard Mohos
  • Publication number: 20130242588
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventors: Marcus Pfeil, Jürgen Maurer, Richard Mohos, Johannes Tovar
  • Publication number: 20130229815
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Marcus Pfeil
  • Publication number: 20130229814
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Marcus Pfeil
  • Publication number: 20130058115
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Audi AG
    Inventor: Marcus Pfeil