Patents by Inventor Norbert QUIEN

Norbert QUIEN 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).

  • Component for a vehicle
    Patent number: 11014497
    Abstract: A component (1) for a vehicle having a visible side (11) comprises a first light guide (2), which comprises a light coupling-in surface (25) and a plurality of first light deflection elements (211, 212, 213, 214, 215), wherein light can be coupled into the first light guide (2) through the light coupling-in surface (25), and a plurality of diffuser elements (311, 312, 313, 314, 315) which are designed to scatter light diffusely. The first light deflection elements (211, 212, 213, 214, 215) are each designed to deflect the light coupled into the first light guide (2) by a deflection angle directed in the direction of the diffuser elements (311, 312, 313, 314, 315) so that the diffuser elements (311, 312, 313, 314, 315) scatter said directed light diffusely in the direction of the visible side (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: WEIDPLAS GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph Kindl, Peter Zweifel, Steffen Reuter, Jan-Eric Frijters, Norbert Quien
  • COMPONENT FOR A VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20200391657
    Abstract: A component (1) for a vehicle having a visible side (11) comprises a first light guide (2), which comprises a light coupling-in surface (25) and a plurality of first light deflection elements (211, 212, 213, 214, 215), wherein light can be coupled into the first light guide (2) through the light coupling-in surface (25), and a plurality of diffuser elements (311, 312, 313, 314, 315) which are designed to scatter light diffusely. The first light deflection elements (211, 212, 213, 214, 215) are each designed to deflect the light coupled into the first light guide (2) by a deflection angle directed in the direction of the diffuser elements (311, 312, 313, 314, 315) so that the diffuser elements (311, 312, 313, 314, 315) scatter said directed light diffusely in the direction of the visible side (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: WEIDPLAS GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph KINDL, Peter ZWEIFEL, Steffen REUTER, Jan-Eric FRIJTERS, Norbert QUIEN
  • LIGHT GUIDE WITH LIGHT-DEVIATING STRUCTURES
    Publication number: 20190107661
    Abstract: The invention relates to an optical waveguide (1), which has a plurality of light-deflecting structures (3), which are arranged within the optical waveguide (1). Each light-deflecting structure (3) has an elongated main body (4), which is, dimensioned larger in the longitudinal direction of the main body than in the directions perpendicular to said longitudinal direction by a multiple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: WEIDPLAS GMBH
    Inventors: Christoph KINDL, Norbert QUIEN