Patents by Inventor Markus GRAFENEDER

Markus GRAFENEDER 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: 10247379
    Abstract: In a vehicle headlight comprising a light module (1) with a light source support (3), with at least one light source (17) and a reflector part (5) associated with the at least one light source (17), it being possible for reference elements (24) on the reflector part (5) to be brought into an operative connection with corresponding reference elements (25) on the light source support (3), the light source support (3) can be pushed into a guide part (2) with guide rails (6) for the reflector part (5), and the reflector part (5) has a catch (22) associated with the light source support (3) to displace the reflector part (5) together with the light source support (3) along the guide rails (6), which are designed to bring the reference elements (24) on the reflector part (5) into an operative connection with the corresponding reference elements (25) on the light source support (3) when the light source support (3) is pushed in.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Grafeneder, Thomas Schlinger, Sebastian Godderidge, Jürgen Zorn
  • Publication number: 20170292669
    Abstract: In a vehicle headlight comprising a light module (1) with a light source support (3), with at least one light source (17) and a reflector part (5) associated with the at least one light source (17), it being possible for reference elements (24) on the reflector part (5) to be brought into an operative connection with corresponding reference elements (25) on the light source support (3), the light source support (3) can be pushed into a guide part (2) with guide rails (6) for the reflector part (5), and the reflector part (5) has a catch (22) associated with the light source support (3) to displace the reflector part (5) together with the light source support (3) along the guide rails (6), which are designed to bring the reference elements (24) on the reflector part (5) into an operative connection with the corresponding reference elements (25) on the light source support (3) when the light source support (3) is pushed in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Markus GRAFENEDER, Thomas SCHLINGER, Sebastian GODDERIDGE, Jürgen ZORN