Patents by Inventor Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf
Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf 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).
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Patent number: 10901249Abstract: A dimmable display lens system and method is provided which includes a display element configured to emit light. The system and method also includes a dimmable lens disposed in the direction of light emission of the display element and configured to increase the transmission of light emitted by the display through the dimmable lens. The dimmable lens also includes a control system configured to increase the transmission of light emitted by the display according to a plurality of light transmission incremental steps. The control system includes a feedback control system configured to adjust the transmission of light through the dimmable lens based at least on the measured values of an ambient light sensor and a forward looking light sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Qais Sharif
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Patent number: 10871693Abstract: Various displays may benefit from suitable lenses. For example, certain vehicle displays may benefit from a curved, segmented, active-dimmable lens. According to certain embodiments, a system may include a segmented indium-tin-oxide layer. The system may also include a rigid lens disposed over the segmented indium-tin-oxide layer. The rigid lens may be curved.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2020Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Elijah Auger, Qais Sharif
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Publication number: 20200372877Abstract: A system includes first and second light sensors, first and second electronic displays and a control circuit. The first light sensor may face a first direction and generates a first light intensity signal by logarithmic light sensing. The first electronic display may face the first direction and has a first brightness responsive to a first brightness signal. The second light sensor may face a second direction and generates a second light intensity signal by logarithmic light sensing. The second direction may be substantially opposite the first direction. The second electronic display may face the second direction and has a second brightness responsive to a second brightness signal. The control circuit may be configured to generate the first and second brightness signals that automatically adjust the first and second brightness of the first and second electronic displays using the first light intensity signal and the second light intensity signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2019Publication date: November 26, 2020Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf
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Publication number: 20200319512Abstract: A display with local dimming backlight and an active privacy mode. The display may include a backlight source, lenses, a passive diffuser, an active diffuser and a transmissive display. The backlight source may define a two-dimensional matrix of light sources configured to generate an initial light. The lenses may be mounted adjacent to the backlight source, aligned with the light sources, and configured to generate a collimated light. The passive diffuser may be mounted adjacent to the lenses and configured to spatially spread the collimated light. The active diffuser may be mounted adjacent to the passive diffuser, configured to generate an intermediate light in response to the collimated light, and configured to change a diffusive property of the intermediate light in response to a scattering signal. The transmissive display may be mounted adjacent to the active diffuser and configured to generate multiple visible images by modulating the intermediate light.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: October 8, 2020Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Pawel Murzyn, Steven Purcell, Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf
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Publication number: 20200307457Abstract: A mirror assembly for a vehicle may be a multi-mode electronic mirror. The mirror assembly may include an active polarizer. The active polarizer may be an active absorptive polarizer. A reflective polarizer may be disposed adjacent to the active polarizer and configured to reflect a first polarization component of light back through the active polarizer. A mirror element may be disposed adjacent to the reflective polarizer and opposite of the active polarizer. The reflective polarizer may be secured to the mirror element. The mirror element may be a partially reflective mirror. A display may be disposed adjacent to the mirror element and distal to the active polarizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf
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Publication number: 20200298761Abstract: An electronic display system includes a display disposed in a housing. An electronic lens assembly is disposed in the housing proximate to and cooperating with the display. The electronic lens assembly includes one or more layers including a mirror element layer, a reflective polarizer layer cooperating with the mirror element layer, a rotator cell layer cooperating with the reflective polarizer layer, and a linear polarizer layer cooperating with the rotator cell layer and disposed opposite the reflective polarizer layer. A controller cooperates with the display and the electronic lens assembly and is configured to adjust the rotator cell layer of the electronic lens assembly between a reflective state in a first mode and a semi-transparent display state in a second mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Brian John Hayden
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Publication number: 20200301139Abstract: A head-up display system includes a display device, a liquid crystal cell and a driver circuit. The display device is configured to generate multiple images at a frame rate. Each image includes multiple image segments with an initial polarization. The liquid crystal cell includes multiple addressable segments. The addressable segments are aligned with the image segments. The addressable segments are individually controllable to selectively adjust the initial polarization of the image segments between two different polarizations. The driver circuit is in communication with the display device and the liquid crystal cell. The driver circuit is configured to control the addressable segments to pass each image segment that has visible content to a user with the initial polarization switched between the two different polarizations at a frequency greater than the frame rate of the images and attenuate sunlight incident on the display device at each image segment that has blank content.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chao-Hung Lin, Sebastien Hervy, Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Elie Abi-Chaaya, Thierry Dommanget
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Publication number: 20200271995Abstract: A display system includes a backlight configured to project light including a housing and one or more light emitting elements received in the housing and one or more reflective portions disposed on the housing. A first display unit is disposed proximate the backlight includes a liquid crystal layer and at least one reflective polarizer. A second display unit is disposed proximate the first display unit. The second display unit includes a TFT display layer and at least one linear polarizer. At least one microcontroller is in communication with one or more of the backlight, the first display unit and the second display unit. The at least one microcontroller executes instructions to adjust the liquid crystal layer of the first display unit between a first transmissive state and a second transmissive state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2019Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, David M. Whitton
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Publication number: 20200264489Abstract: An electronic mirror includes an electronic lens assembly, a light sensor, an ambient light sensor and a control circuit. The electronic lens assembly is configured to reflect a light at a reflectance rate in response to a reflectance value. The light sensor is configured to generate an intensity value by logarithmic sensing the light proximate the electronic lens assembly. The ambient light sensor is configured to generate an ambient intensity value by logarithmic sensing an ambient light. The control circuit is configured to generate the reflectance value in response to the ambient intensity value and the intensity value while in a mirror mode. The refection value adjusts the reflectance rate of the electronic lens assembly with a negative fractional power of the intensity value.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf
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Publication number: 20200209657Abstract: Various displays may benefit from suitable lenses. For example, certain vehicle displays may benefit from a curved, segmented, active-dimmable lens. According to certain embodiments, a system may include a segmented indium-tin-oxide layer. The system may also include a rigid lens disposed over the segmented indium-tin-oxide layer. The rigid lens may be curved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2020Publication date: July 2, 2020Applicant: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Elijah Auger, Qais Sharif
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Patent number: 10598927Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices for detecting a polarization of eyewear worn by a viewer gazing at an electronic display. The detection disclosed herein may be employed to control and adjust the electronic display to compensate for the effects of polarization. The systems disclosed herein incorporate an embodiment with two IR sources, and an embodiment employing a single IR source coupled with electro-optical devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Brian John Hayden, Kong Pheng Lor
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Publication number: 20200057317Abstract: A head up display may include a combiner having a semi-transparent mirror to reflect light projected by a head up display light source. A dimmable element may be disposed adjacent to the combiner and opposite the semi-transparent mirror. The dimmable element may be configured to reduce the transmission of light reflected by the combiner through the dimmable element. The dimmable element may include a control system configured to reduce the transmission of light reflected by the combiner according to a plurality of light transmission reduction steps and may include a feedback control system configured to adjust the transmission of light through the dimmable element based on at least a light sensor and a light source measuring light transmission through the dimmable element.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Anne Sophie Gesine von Borstel
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Publication number: 20200050038Abstract: A dimmable display lens system and method is provided which includes a display element configured to emit light. The system and method also includes a dimmable lens disposed in the direction of light emission of the display element and configured to increase the transmission of light emitted by the display through the dimmable lens. The dimmable lens also includes a control system configured to increase the transmission of light emitted by the display according to a plurality of light transmission incremental steps. The control system includes a feedback control system configured to adjust the transmission of light through the dimmable lens based at least on the measured values of an ambient light sensor and a forward looking light sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Qais Sharif
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Publication number: 20200050054Abstract: A head-up display (HUD) compatible with polarized sunglasses is disclosed. The HUD includes a thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD), an active polarization modulator, and a wavelength filter. The active polarization modulator and the wavelength filter are optically bonded to the TFT-LCD. The active polarization modulator is configured to modulate a polarization from the TFT-LCD. The wavelength filter is configured to increase a sunlight resistance of the TFT-LCD.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2018Publication date: February 13, 2020Inventors: Chao-Hung Lin, Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Sebastien Hervy
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Patent number: 10514756Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and devices for employing gaze tracking systems with automatic luminance adjustment devices, in particular those commonly used with the Silverstein-method. By employing the aspects disclosed herein, it can been seen that with the disclosed concepts a pupil-size detector may be employed with both a forward looking light sensor, and ambient light sensor, and an adjustment system to utilize the data to determine luminance adjustment.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Shadi Mere, Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Paul O. Morris
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Patent number: 10486632Abstract: Disclosed herein are structures and methods for assembling said structures to provide a glass-based and flush implementation of a display structure for a vehicle-based context. Employing the aspects disclosed herein, an implementer is provided a structure capable of passing head-impact tests, while prevent stray shard creation and providing an aesthetically superior design to convention implementation.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, James F. Krier
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Publication number: 20190351829Abstract: A display system includes a display device disposed in a housing to generate an image on a projection surface. A mirror element cooperates with the display device. The mirror element includes a rotator cell disposed proximate to the display device and at least one reflective polarizer cooperating with the rotator cell. An active polarizing cell cooperates with the rotator cell. A first optical bonding layer is positioned between and cooperating with the rotator cell and the active polarizing cell that maintains a planar relationship between the rotator cell and the active polarizing cell.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2019Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Qais Sharif, Abhilash Marthi Somashankar, Doug Sadrack
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Publication number: 20190344718Abstract: A display system includes a display device disposed in a housing. A mirror element is disposed in the housing proximate to and cooperating with the display device. A lens is disposed proximate to and in a coplanar arrangement with the mirror element. The display device is positioned on an angle in a non-planar arrangement with the mirror element and the lens to reduce matrix scatter in the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Brian John Hayden, Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Matthew T. Frantz
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Publication number: 20190331959Abstract: A display system including a display, a cover layer, an active cell, an opaque print, an adhesive film and an anti-reflective film. The display may generate an optical signal. The cover layer may cover the display and has a first and second surface. The optical signal may pass through the second surface and out the first surface. The active cell may be adjacent to the second surface and includes conductive planes configured to vary a transmission of the optical signal in response to a signal. The opaque print may be adjacent the active cell and has a clear area aligned with the display. The clear area may be smaller than the display. The adhesive film may be adjacent to the active cell, aligned with the clear area, and transmits the optical signal. The anti-reflective film may be attached to the adhesive film and receives the optical signal from the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: VISTEON GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Qais Sharif
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Publication number: 20190310470Abstract: A system for maintaining a clear lens on a camera may include a camera housing including a camera door, a microprocessor disposed in the camera housing and including memory and instructions stored in the memory to operate the camera door in a plurality of modes to maintain the clear the lens of the camera. The system may further include an air treatment device configured to be operated by the microprocessor in the plurality of modes, a blower fan to generate pressurized air, a heater coil configured to selectively heat the pressurized air, and a plurality of shutters configured to direct the pressurized air that may be operated by at least one solenoid.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2018Publication date: October 10, 2019Inventors: Paul Fredrick Luther Weindorf, Upton Beall Bowden, Douglas Allen Pfau