Patents by Inventor Philippe Buard

Philippe Buard 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: 6174079
    Abstract: A lighting module for a motor vehicle headlight, in which light from a light source is received by the input end of a light guide having a plurality of oblique facets, which are reflective by total reflection and cooperating with lenses. The light guide comprises a set of transparent strips stacked together, and the module includes a reference member comprising a first portion which defines a horizontal reference plane, and a second portion which defines a vertical reference plane. The stacked transparent strips are abutted against these two portions of the reference member in a predetermined position on the longitudinal axis of the light guide, so that their facets will cooperate with the lenses to project in the emission direction images corresponding to the facets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Philippe Buard