Patents by Inventor Martin Muegge

Martin Muegge 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).

  • Publication number: 20220299187
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle comprises a light source to produce light, a planar light guide into which the light produced by the light source enters at least partially, the light guide having an output surface from which the light emerges at least partially, and a plurality of microstructure elements arranged on the output surface of the light guide to deflect the light emerging from the output surface of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Martin MÜGGE, Christian SMARSLIK, Mike BÜLTERS, Jonathan GEUKES
  • Patent number: 11320111
    Abstract: A lighting assembly for vehicles, having a number of light sources and light guide elements for generating different light functions, with a number of scattering optical elements assigned to the light exit side of the light guide elements for scattering the light. A headlamp lens is arranged at a distance in front of the light guide elements. The first light sources and the second light sources are arranged alternately in the direction of extension of the linear light signature. The scattering optical elements and/or the distance of the headlamp lens to the scattering optical elements and/or a distance in between adjacent first light sources running in the direction of extension are designed such that first light beams exiting in each case from the scattering optical elements assigned to the adjacent first light sources and adjacent in the direction of extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin Muegge
  • Patent number: 11274805
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles, including a light source and including a two-dimensional luminous element, which has a light-coupling narrow side, a light-decoupling flat side and a deflector for deflecting the light coupled in at the light-coupling narrow side in the direction of the light-decoupling flat side, the two-dimensional luminous element including segmenter, with the aid of which the light-decoupling flat side is divided into luminous segments having different emission characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin Muegge
  • Patent number: 11274806
    Abstract: An illuminating device for vehicles is provided with a housing closed off by a transparent covering plate. A light source unit contains at least a first and a second light source. An optical unit contains a hologram element for generating a illuminated holographic figure are arranged. The optical unit has at least one shutter element for limiting an emission angle range (?) of the light source, such that the optical unit has a first optical component allocated to the first light source and a second optical component allocated to the second light source by means of which light emitted by the light sources can be deflected in the direction of the hologram element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Edwin N. Kamau, Martin Mügge, Alfons Michaelis
  • Publication number: 20220043392
    Abstract: A device for manufacturing a replica hologram, comprising a holder for a light-sensitive recording material, into which the replica hologram is to be imprinted, a holder for a master hologram, as well as a lighting device for generating light for exposing the master hologram, the color of the light generated by the lighting device being variable, and the lighting device comprising optics for exposing the master hologram with the aid of the light generated by the lighting device, the device being designed in such a way that the light emanating from the master hologram impinges on the recording material to manufacture the replica hologram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Markus GIEHL, Daniela KARTHAUS, Martin MUEGGE
  • Publication number: 20220035312
    Abstract: A process is provided for producing a hologram that can be applied in particular to a curved carrier, characterized by the process steps of bending a flat, photosensitive recording material and projecting the hologram into the curved recording material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Markus Giehl, Daniela Karthaus, Martin Mügge
  • Patent number: 11231158
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles with a plurality of light sources and with a plurality of light guide elements each assigned to each of the light sources, which are arranged in front of the light sources in the main emission direction, wherein the light guide elements are designed as micro light guide elements and that an optical separation is provided between neighboring micro light guide elements and/or in the main radiation direction behind the micro light guide elements so that a scattered light portion emitted by a first light source cannot be irradiated or emitted by a light guide element assigned to a second light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin Muegge
  • Publication number: 20210382217
    Abstract: An illumination device, in particular an illumination device for a motor vehicle, comprising a light source for generating light which has components in a blue, green, and red wavelength range, and a holographic optic which the light emitted by the light source strikes, wherein the light striking the holographic optics is used at least partially for reconstructing a hologram, wherein the light emerges from the illumination device after interaction with the holographic optic, and wherein the light source is designed so that the spectral distribution of the light emitted by the light source is adapted to the spectral diffraction efficiency of the holographic optics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Marcus GIEHL, Daniela KARTHAUS, Martin MUEGGE, Mathias NIEDLING
  • Patent number: 11193646
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles, in particular a signal light, with a light source for emitting a light beam and an optical unit associated with the light source for producing a predetermined light function, the optical unit having a holographic element and a lens arranged in the main emission direction in front of the holographic element, the holographic element comprising such a diffraction structure that the light beam emitted from the light source onto the holographic element is varied according to a predetermined illumination pattern such that the holographic light beam lights an illumination surface of the lens to generate the light function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co., Covestro Deutschland AG
    Inventors: Martin Muegge, Carsten Hohmann, Rainer Hagen, Guenther Walze, Thomas Faecke
  • Publication number: 20210278058
    Abstract: A lighting assembly for vehicles, having a number of light sources and light guide elements for generating different light functions, with a number of scattering optical elements assigned to the light exit side of the light guide elements for scattering the light. A headlamp lens is arranged at a distance in front of the light guide elements. The first light sources and the second light sources are arranged alternately in the direction of extension of the linear light signature. The scattering optical elements and/or the distance of the headlamp lens to the scattering optical elements and/or a distance in between adjacent first light sources running in the direction of extension are designed such that first light beams exiting in each case from the scattering optical elements assigned to the adjacent first light sources and adjacent in the direction of extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin MUEGGE
  • Publication number: 20210231288
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicles, having a light source and a headlamp lens assigned thereto. The headlamp lens has scattering optical elements for scattering the light. A light guide is disposed between the light source and the headlamp lens in such a way that, firstly, light emitted by the light source strikes an area of the headlamp lens delimited by an edge of the same or a portion of the headlamp lens and/or that, secondly, the plurality of light sources are disposed with different spatial orientations with respect to one another in terms of their principal axes such that the light emitted by the light sources strikes different portions of the headlamp lens, wherein the headlamp lens is disposed upstream and/or downstream of the light source in the principal emission direction for the purposes of scattering the light in a transmissive or reflective manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin MUEGGE
  • Publication number: 20210231287
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles, including a light source and including a two-dimensional luminous element, which has a light-coupling narrow side, a light-decoupling flat side and a deflector for deflecting the light coupled in at the light-coupling narrow side in the direction of the light-decoupling flat side, the two-dimensional luminous element including segmenter, with the aid of which the light-decoupling flat side is divided into luminous segments having different emission characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin MUEGGE
  • Patent number: 11052816
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for a vehicle, having a number of light sources which are arranged spaced apart from one another in a row along a distribution direction, having an elongate light guiding element arranged upstream of the light sources in the main emission direction. The elongate light guiding element extending in integral fashion along a longitudinal direction that runs parallel to the distribution direction, wherein the light guiding element has a light input face on a side facing the light sources and a light output face on a side facing away from the light sources. The light output face has a lens-shaped contour, wherein the light guiding element is embodied as an elongate lens. At least one base side of the light output face extends continuously from a first end face of the elongate lens to a second end face of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin Muegge
  • Patent number: 11014489
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles with a light source unit, having a plurality of first light sources and second light sources, an optical unit for generating at least two different light distributions containing a light panel and a diffusing structure. The first light source and the second light source are arranged at a distance from the light panel and/or the diffusing structure. The light panel and/or the diffusing structure are provided a diaphragm with apertures for the passage of light emitted by the first light source and/or the second light source, wherein a contour of the openings predefines a light signature for the light distributions. The second light source is designed as an additional light source, which is associated with an additional optical system for focusing the light emitted by the additional light source in the direction of a delimited region of the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin Muegge
  • Publication number: 20210108776
    Abstract: An illuminating device for vehicles is provided with a housing closed off by a transparent covering plate. A light source unit contains at least a first and a second light source. An optical unit contains a hologram element for generating a illuminated holographic figure are arranged. The optical unit has at least one shutter element for limiting an emission angle range (?) of the light source, such that the optical unit has a first optical component allocated to the first light source and a second optical component allocated to the second light source by means of which light emitted by the light sources can be deflected in the direction of the hologram element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Edwin N. Kamau, Martin Mügge, Alfons Michaelis
  • Patent number: 10955104
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicles with a housing sealed by a transparent covering panel, containing a light source unit and an optical unit for producing a predetermined light function, wherein the optical unit has a hologram element and/or diffractive element in which diffraction information for producing the light function is contained, wherein optics are disposed downstream of the hologram element and/or the diffractive element in the light beam path, so that light of different orders of diffraction emerging from the hologram element and/or the diffractive element produce different light functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Edwin N. Kamau, Daniela Karthaus, Alfons Michaelis, Martin Muegge
  • Publication number: 20200408380
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles with a plurality of light sources and with a plurality of light guide elements each assigned to each of the light sources, which are arranged in front of the light sources in the main emission direction, wherein the light guide elements are designed as micro light guide elements and that an optical separation is provided between neighboring micro light guide elements and/or in the main radiation direction behind the micro light guide elements so that a scattered light portion emitted by a first light source cannot be irradiated or emitted by a light guide element assigned to a second light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Martin MUEGGE
  • Patent number: 10838117
    Abstract: A reflector for vehicles includes a reflective surface that contains an optical element to reflect light incident on the optical element according to specific reflection characteristics. The reflective surface is designed as a hologram element which has a grating structure in such a way that light incident on the hologram element is reflected according to the specific reflection characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Carsten Hohmann, Martin Muegge
  • Patent number: 10766404
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicles having a housing in which is arranged a hologram light fixture that has a light source unit and has an optical unit with a hologram element for generating a predetermined lighting function. An auxiliary element is associated with the light source unit, by means of which light that is emitted by the light source unit can be deflected in the direction of the hologram element. In this design, the light source unit and/or the auxiliary element is arranged in the region of a side of the hologram element or in the region of a lateral extension of an edge of the hologram element extending in the direction of a central axis of the hologram element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventor: Martin Muegge
  • Publication number: 20200224845
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus for vehicles with a housing sealed by a transparent covering panel, containing a light source unit and an optical unit for producing a predetermined light function, wherein the optical unit has a hologram element and/or diffractive element in which diffraction information for producing the light function is contained, wherein optics are disposed downstream of the hologram element and/or the diffractive element in the light beam path, so that light of different orders of diffraction emerging from the hologram element and/or the diffractive element produce different light functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAA
    Inventors: Edwin N. KAMAU, Daniela KARTHAUS, Alfons MICHAELIS, Martin MUEGGE