Patents by Inventor Rico Sonderegger

Rico Sonderegger 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: 6796652
    Abstract: A glare-protection device contains an active filtering element (11) with influenceable light transmission such as a liquid crystal cell. The glare-protection device also contains an electronic circuit (3) for evaluating the output signal of a light sensor (5) and for driving of the filtering element (11), which electronic circuit (3) is attached to the internal surface (22) of a printed circuit board (2). The electronic circuit (3) has an evaluation circuit (31) and a driving circuit (32). A screening element (4), which is made out of electrically conductive material, is provided to screen at least a part of the evaluation circuit (31) against electro-magnetic radiation originating from the driving circuit (32), and is affixed to the same internal surface (22). Thanks to the screening element (4), the evaluation circuit (31) can be designed to be exceedingly sensitive, without it being excessively interfered with by electromagnetic influences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Optrel AG
    Inventor: Rico Sonderegger