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).
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Patent number: 11761604Abstract: 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), whType: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Reza Larimian, Stefan Miedler, Thomas Reiter, Alexander Hacker, Christian Jackl, Bettina Reisinger, Christian Bemmer
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Publication number: 20230204181Abstract: 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), whType: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2021Publication date: June 29, 2023Inventors: Reza LARIMIAN, Stefan MIEDLER, Thomas REITER, Alexander HACKER, Christian JACKL, Bettina REISINGER, Christian BEMMER
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Patent number: 11530793Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: December 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Bettina Reisinger, Nina Brauner, Marina Fischer, Matthäus Artmann, Lukas Taudt, Stefan Miedler, Thomas Reiter
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Publication number: 20220057065Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2019Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: Bettina Reisinger, Nina Brauner, Marina Fischer, Matthäus Artmann, Lukas Taudt, Stefan Miedler, Thomas Reiter
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Patent number: 10969075Abstract: 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 secType: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Martin Brandstetter, Stefan Miedler, Matthias Riesinger
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Publication number: 20200363030Abstract: 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 secType: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2018Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Martin BRANDSTETTER, Stefan MIEDLER, Matthias RIESINGER
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Publication number: 20200332977Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: October 22, 2020Inventors: Stefan MIEDLER, Peter SCHADENHOFER, Markus REINPRECHT
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Patent number: 10071672Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Julian Baker, Martin Biesenberger, Stefan Miedler
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Patent number: 9908457Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: ZKW GROUP GMBHInventors: Markus Reinprecht, Stefan Miedler, Gerald Böhm, Adolf Teufl, Thomas Edletzberger
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Publication number: 20170282782Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: ZKW Group GmbHInventors: Julian BAKER, Martin BIESENBERGER, Stefan MIEDLER
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Publication number: 20160107563Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2014Publication date: April 21, 2016Applicant: ZIZALA LICHTSYSTEME GMBHInventors: Markus REINPRECHT, Stefan MIEDLER, Gerald BÖHM, Adolf TEUFL, Thomas EDLETZBERGER