Patents by Inventor Martin Jekel

Martin Jekel 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).

  • DISPLAY APPARATUS AND VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230393327
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight for the display panel. The backlight has a reflector with a plurality of regularly shaped, reflectively embodied cavities which are arranged in a grid. The reflector also has irregularly shaped, reflectively embodied cavities in at least one peripheral region. In addition, the backlight has a plurality of light sources arranged in the cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Manrico Joseph, Martin Jekel
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS AND MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION
    Publication number: 20230393432
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a means of transportation having such a display apparatus is disclosed. The display apparatus has a display panel and a backlight for the display panel. The backlight has a reflector consisting of a plurality of modules with a plurality of reflectively configured cavities, and a plurality of light sources in each case arranged in the cavities. Provision is made between adjacent modules for a possible thermal expansion of the modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Manrico Joseph, Martin Jekel, Sait Kalender