Patents by Inventor Robin HOFNER

Robin HOFNER 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).

  • Publication number: 20240077187
    Abstract: A vehicle interior illumination unit has a front diffuser panel and a rear reflector having centric and outer reflector cones into which light sources arranged on an illumination panel protrude at the rear. The centric and outer reflector cones widen towards the front diffuser panel and preferably have different cross sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Henning BEIN, Robin HOFNER, Maxime MUSY
  • Publication number: 20240059217
    Abstract: To allow an easily producible lighting device that manages with few components and enables an efficient, desired light distribution in an interior space, the provided method and device includes a light guide with a longitudinal transport section and at least one transverse transport section. The longitudinal transport section has at least one light entry surface, arranged transversely with respect to the longitudinal extension of the longitudinal transport section, for coupling light into the longitudinal transport section, and a light exit section along the longitudinal extension. The transverse transport section has a flat design, and is connected to the longitudinal transport section at at least one first narrow side. The transverse transport section also has secondary deflection elements at which the coupled-in light is deflected in such a way that the light exits at the opposite broad sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Ana BIZAL, Juergen GRIEBEL, Robin HOFNER, Simon LUETZELSCHWAB, Kai SAALER, Heiko SCHOENE, Roland SCHWARZ
  • Publication number: 20230406202
    Abstract: A method for producing a lighting device and a lighting device, comprising a flat light guide extending in a z-direction, wherein the light guide has a thickness, a back side, a front side and circumferential narrow sides, and scattering particles are arranged in its volume. A reflector is arranged at the back of the light guide and at least one light source is optically connected to the light guide for coupling light. Furthermore, the lighting device has a surface coating. In order to provide homogeneous illumination of the interior and a compact lighting device, the surface coating has a light transmission starting from the at least one light source in the z-direction, which increases to the extent that the curve of the light intensity of the at least one light source decreases and the light guide is formed by cohesive back-injection of a carrier foil with the surface coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Ana BIZAL, Juergen GRIEBEL, Robin HOFNER, Christian NUTTO, Heiko SCHOENE