Patents by Inventor Stefan MIEDLER

Stefan MIEDLER 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: 11761604
    Abstract: A motor vehicle headlamp system with a first and a second motor vehicle headlamp, wherein each motor vehicle headlamp comprises a first and a second light module, which first light module comprises light pixels, and is arranged to generate a first light distribution (100), and wherein the second light module comprises light pixels, and is arranged to generate a second light distribution (200), wherein each light distribution (100, 200) is formed from several pixel light segments (101, 201), wherein a pixel light segment (101, 201) corresponds to a light pixel and is able to be produced through this, wherein each light distribution (100, 200) is arranged to generate a first pixel light segment group (110, 210) with a first column width (110a, 210a), to generate a second pixel light segment group (120, 220) with a second column width (120a, 220a), which corresponds to ½ of the first column width (110a, 210a), to generate a third pixel light segment group (130, 230) with a third column width (130a, 230a), wh
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Reza Larimian, Stefan Miedler, Thomas Reiter, Alexander Hacker, Christian Jackl, Bettina Reisinger, Christian Bemmer
  • Publication number: 20230204181
    Abstract: A motor vehicle headlamp system with a first and a second motor vehicle headlamp, wherein each motor vehicle headlamp comprises a first and a second light module, which first light module comprises light pixels, and is arranged to generate a first light distribution (100), and wherein the second light module comprises light pixels, and is arranged to generate a second light distribution (200), wherein each light distribution (100, 200) is formed from several pixel light segments (101, 201), wherein a pixel light segment (101, 201) corresponds to a light pixel and is able to be produced through this, wherein each light distribution (100, 200) is arranged to generate a first pixel light segment group (110, 210) with a first column width (110a, 210a), to generate a second pixel light segment group (120, 220) with a second column width (120a, 220a), which corresponds to ½ of the first column width (110a, 210a), to generate a third pixel light segment group (130, 230) with a third column width (130a, 230a), wh
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Reza LARIMIAN, Stefan MIEDLER, Thomas REITER, Alexander HACKER, Christian JACKL, Bettina REISINGER, Christian BEMMER
  • Patent number: 11530793
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight for generating a light pattern (LV), particularly an adaptive light pattern, e.g. an adaptive dipped headlight and main beam light pattern, or a part of a light pattern of this kind, wherein the lighting device comprises a number N of preferably identical projection modules (10, 20), where N=2, 3, 4 or greater than 4, each of the projection modules (10, 20) being designed to generate a segment light pattern (LV10, LV20). The projection modules (10, 20) are arranged with respect to one another in such a manner than, proceeding from a first projection module (10), known as the starting projection module (10), which generates what is called the starting segment light pattern (LV10), the segment light patterns (LV20; LV20, LV30) of the further projection modules (20) are displaced laterally in a, particularly in a common, horizontal direction, with the extent of the displacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Bettina Reisinger, Nina Brauner, Marina Fischer, Matthäus Artmann, Lukas Taudt, Stefan Miedler, Thomas Reiter
  • Publication number: 20220057065
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight for generating a light pattern (LV), particularly an adaptive light pattern, e.g. an adaptive dipped headlight and main beam light pattern, or a part of a light pattern of this kind, wherein the lighting device comprises a number N of preferably identical projection modules (10, 20), where N=2, 3, 4 or greater than 4, each of the projection modules (10, 20) being designed to generate a segment light pattern (LV10, LV20). The projection modules (10, 20) are arranged with respect to one another in such a manner than, proceeding from a first projection module (10), known as the starting projection module (10), which generates what is called the starting segment light pattern (LV10), the segment light patterns (LV20; LV20, LV30) of the further projection modules (20) are displaced laterally in a, particularly in a common, horizontal direction, with the extent of the displacement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Bettina Reisinger, Nina Brauner, Marina Fischer, Matthäus Artmann, Lukas Taudt, Stefan Miedler, Thomas Reiter
  • Patent number: 10969075
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device (51, 52, 53) for a motor vehicle headlight, which illumination device comprises: an illumination means (100) wherein the light beams thereof can be collimated by at least one lens system (200); a polarising beam splitter (300), which divides the collimated light beams into a first and a second linearly polarised beam path (310, 320); a first means for polarisation rotation (400) which is configured to rotate the polarisation direction of the second beam path (320), such that the second beam path (320) has the polarisation direction of the first beam path (310); a reflective means (350) which is configured to deflect the first beam path (310); a single second means for polarisation rotation (600), having at least one segment which can be placed in an active and an inactive state by means of electrical signals; a polarisation filter means (610) which is configured to transmit or block the light beams that have been rotated in terms of their polarisation by the sec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Brandstetter, Stefan Miedler, Matthias Riesinger
  • Publication number: 20200363030
    Abstract: The invention relates to an illumination device (51, 52, 53) for a motor vehicle headlight, which illumination device comprises: an illumination means (100) wherein the light beams thereof can be collimated by at least one lens system (200); a polarising beam splitter (300), which divides the collimated light beams into a first and a second linearly polarised beam path (310, 320); a first means for polarisation rotation (400) which is configured to rotate the polarisation direction of the second beam path (320), such that the second beam path (320) has the polarisation direction of the first beam path (310); a reflective means (350) which is configured to deflect the first beam path (310); a single second means for polarisation rotation (600), having at least one segment which can be placed in an active and an inactive state by means of electrical signals; a polarisation filter means (610) which is configured to transmit or block the light beams that have been rotated in terms of their polarisation by the sec
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Martin BRANDSTETTER, Stefan MIEDLER, Matthias RIESINGER
  • Publication number: 20200332977
    Abstract: The invention relates to a light module for a motor vehicle headlamp comprising at least one light source (2) and at least one optical imaging system (3) which images light generated by the at least one light source (2) into a region in front of the light module (1) in the form of at least one light distribution of a predefined type. The optical imaging system 93) comprises an entry optical unit (31), an exit optical unit (32), and at least one beam-shaping device (33), which beam-shaping device (33) is arranged between the entry optical unit (31) and the exit optical unit (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan MIEDLER, Peter SCHADENHOFER, Markus REINPRECHT
  • Patent number: 10071672
    Abstract: A method and a circuit arrangement for feeding n LED units (LED1 to LED5) of a lighting unit of a motor vehicle by way of a controlled power source (5) from a voltage source (2) having a fluctuating operating voltage (UB), in which the LED units (LED1 to LED5) are interconnected, and in particular k LED units (LED1 to LED5) of a series connection are short-circuited, when the operating voltage (UB) drops, taking a stored weighting with respect to the priority assigned to individual LED units into consideration, wherein current continues to flow simultaneously through (n?k) LED units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Julian Baker, Martin Biesenberger, Stefan Miedler
  • Patent number: 9908457
    Abstract: A lighting device for motor vehicles comprising an optical waveguide element (14) that has a light entrance surface (16) and a light exit surface (15) and that has an electric light-emitting layer (19) on at least part of at least one surface of the optical waveguide element. The light-emitting layer is advantageously in the form of an OLED layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Reinprecht, Stefan Miedler, Gerald Böhm, Adolf Teufl, Thomas Edletzberger
  • Publication number: 20170282782
    Abstract: A method and a circuit arrangement for feeding n LED units (LED1 to LED5) of a lighting unit of a motor vehicle by way of a controlled power source (5) from a voltage source (2) having a fluctuating operating voltage (UB), in which the LED units (LED1 to LED5) are interconnected, and in particular k LED units (LED1 to LED5) of a series connection are short-circuited, when the operating voltage (UB) drops, taking a stored weighting with respect to the priority assigned to individual LED units into consideration, wherein current continues to flow simultaneously through (n?k) LED units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: ZKW Group GmbH
    Inventors: Julian BAKER, Martin BIESENBERGER, Stefan MIEDLER
  • Publication number: 20160107563
    Abstract: A lighting device for motor vehicles comprising an optical waveguide element (14) that has a light entrance surface (16) and a light exit surface (15) and that has an electric light-emitting layer (19) on at least part of at least one surface of the optical waveguide element. The light-emitting layer is advantageously in the form of an OLED layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBH
    Inventors: Markus REINPRECHT, Stefan MIEDLER, Gerald BÖHM, Adolf TEUFL, Thomas EDLETZBERGER