Patents by Inventor Mark Verplank

Mark Verplank 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).

  • Reconfigurable light that provides multiple different light configurations from a single housing and controlling the reconfigurable light
    Patent number: 12636997
    Abstract: A light including: a first segment including: first lights with first states and first lights with second states; a second segment including: second lights with first states and second lights with second states; a third segment including: third lights with first states and third lights with second states; and wherein the light is in communication with a controller that is configured to: activate the first lights with the one or more first states to create a first light condition; activate the first lights with the one or more second states to create a portion of a second light condition; activate the second lights with the first states to complete the second light condition; and deactivate the first lights with the first states automatically when the first lights with the second states, the second lights the first states, or both are activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Andrew Massey, Mark Verplank
  • RECONFIGURABLE LIGHT THAT PROVIDES MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LIGHT CONFIGURATIONS FROM A SINGLE HOUSING AND CONTROLLING THE RECONFIGURABLE LIGHT
    Publication number: 20250083590
    Abstract: A light including: a first segment including: first lights with first states and first lights with second states; a second segment including: second lights with first states and second lights with second states; a third segment including: third lights with first states and third lights with second states; and wherein the light is in communication with a controller that is configured to: activate the first lights with the one or more first states to create a first light condition; activate the first lights with the one or more second states to create a portion of a second light condition; activate the second lights with the first states to complete the second light condition; and deactivate the first lights with the first states automatically when the first lights with the second states, the second lights the first states, or both are activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Andrew Massey, Mark Verplank