Patents by Inventor Philippe Dussans

Philippe Dussans 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).

  • Motor vehicle headlight having means for selectively emitting a beam for driving on the left or on the right
    Patent number: 6341886
    Abstract: A headlight for a motor vehicle is provided for generating a light beam, and particularly a dipped beam, of a given configuration. The headlight has a light source, a reflector of the elliptical type having a first focus in the vicinity of which the light source is situated, and a lens placed in front of the reflector. The reflector has at least two zones which are situated side by side and which are adapted to form, in a focal region of the lens, patches of light which are preformed in width, and overlap each other in a horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Philippe Dussans, Gérard Billot