Patents by Inventor Stephan FINN

Stephan FINN 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).

  • Headlamp and method for operating same comprising a position and acceleration sensor and a control unit arranged in or directly on the headlamp
    Patent number: 10988075
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes at least one headlight, a position and/or acceleration sensor, and a control unit for adjusting a light/dark boundary of the headlight. Pitch movements of the vehicle can be detected by the position and/or acceleration sensor, and a change in the light/dark boundary due to the respective pitch movement can be compensated for by the control unit. The position and/or acceleration sensor and the control unit are arranged in the headlight or directly on the headlight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Axel Mueller, Marc Necker, Stephan Finn, Katharina Wagner, Stefan Töpfer, Joerg Moisel, Björn Böke, Marcus Fiege, Ismail Kilic, Carsten Lorenz
  • Method for determining control parameters for light sources of a vehicle headlamp
    Patent number: 10988074
    Abstract: A method and a device for adjusting a light distribution of a vehicle headlight having a control unit for adjusting the light distribution. The headlight includes a number of light sources. The control unit includes an interface configured for receiving user-specified parameters for adjusting and/or modifying an illuminance distribution within the light distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: DAIMLER AG
    Inventors: Jan Boehm, Marcus Fiege, Stephan Finn, Stephan Frey, Joerg Moisel, Axel Mueller, Volker Reinhold, Katharina Wagner
  • LIGHTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME
    Publication number: 20200198525
    Abstract: A vehicle lighting device includes at least one headlight, a position and/or acceleration sensor, and a control unit for adjusting a light/dark boundary of the headlight. Pitch movements of the vehicle can be detected by the position and/or acceleration sensor, and a change in the light/dark boundary due to the respective pitch movement can be compensated for by the control unit. The position and/or acceleration sensor and the control unit are arranged in the headlight or directly on the headlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Axel MUELLER, Marc NECKER, Stephan FINN, Katharina WAGNER, Stefan TÖPFER, Joerg MOISEL, Björn BÖKE, Marcus FIEGE, Ismail KILIC, Carsten LORENZ
  • METHOD FOR DETERMINING CONTROL PARAMETERS FOR LIGHT SOURCES OF A VEHICLE HEADLAMP
    Publication number: 20200164790
    Abstract: A method and a device for adjusting a light distribution of a vehicle headlight having a control unit for adjusting the light distribution. The headlight includes a number of light sources. The control unit includes an interface configured for receiving user-specified parameters for adjusting and/or modifying an illuminance distribution within the light distribution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Jan BOEHM, Marcus FIEGE, Stephan FINN, Stephan FREY, Joerg MOISEL, Axel MUELLER, Volker REINHOLD, Katharina WAGNER