Patents by Inventor Patrick WIPPEL

Patrick WIPPEL 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: 11808427
    Abstract: An optical system for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the system includes at least two optical elements, including a light coupling area, a light decoupling area, a lateral surface which delimits the optical element and has an optically effective aperture edge for forming a bright/dark boundary in a far-field light distribution producible with the optical system. The system includes at least two anterior optics, wherein an anterior optic is associated with each optical element. The first anterior optic and first optical element are configured to produce a first far-field light distribution, wherein the second anterior optic and second optical element are configured to produce a second far-field light distribution, which lies below the bright/dark boundary of the first far-field light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Schager, Thomas Edletzberger, Thomas Kern, Manuel Fahrngruber, Daniel Mader, Jürgen Wachsenegger, Patrick Wippel
  • Publication number: 20230204175
    Abstract: An optical system for a motor vehicle headlight, wherein the system includes at least two optical elements, including a light coupling area, a light decoupling area, a lateral surface which delimits the optical element and which has an optically effective aperture edge for forming a bright/dark boundary in a far-field light distribution producible with the optical system. The optical system includes at least two anterior optics, wherein an anterior optic is associated with each optical element, wherein a first anterior optic is configured to direct light beams along a first coupling direction onto the light coupling area of the optical element associated with it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander SCHAGER, Thomas EDLETZBERGER, Thomas KERN, Manuel FAHRNGRUBER, Daniel MADER, Jürgen WACHSENEGGER, Patrick WIPPEL