Patents by Inventor Steven M. Kovach

Steven M. Kovach 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: 11097691
    Abstract: A heating system for use with a vehicular camera assembly including a heater bracket having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a plurality of adjacent ridges and a valley being defined between at least two of the adjacent ridges; a heating assembly disposed adjacent the second surface of the heater bracket; and at least one through opening in the valley between the at least two adjacent ridges, the at least one through opening extending from the first surface to the second surface of the heater bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Steven M. Kovach
  • Publication number: 20210094512
    Abstract: A heating system for use with a vehicular camera assembly including a heater bracket having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having a plurality of adjacent ridges and a valley being defined between at least two of the adjacent ridges; a heating assembly disposed adjacent the second surface of the heater bracket; and at least one through opening in the valley between the at least two adjacent ridges, the at least one through opening extending from the first surface to the second surface of the heater bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventor: Steven M. Kovach
  • Patent number: 10030837
    Abstract: A lighting system for providing a lighting image a first substantially linear lighting structure of at least one lighting component of a plurality of lighting components and a second substantially linear lighting structure of the at least one lighting component of the plurality of lighting components. The first substantially linear lighting structure is configured to appear to intertwine with the second substantially linear lighting structure on at least one cross-over point of a plurality of cross-over points. At least one of the first substantially linear lighting structure appears to overlap the second substantially linear lighting structure at the at least one cross-over point of the plurality of cross-over points and/or the second substantially linear lighting structure appears to overlap the first substantially linear lighting structure at the at least one cross-over point of the plurality of cross-over points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven M. Kovach, Randall Smock, Arthur D. Osborne
  • Publication number: 20170219180
    Abstract: A lighting system for providing a lighting image a first substantially linear lighting structure of at least one lighting component of a plurality of lighting components and a second substantially linear lighting structure of the at least one lighting component of the plurality of lighting components. The first substantially linear lighting structure is configured to appear to intertwine with the second substantially linear lighting structure on at least one cross-over point of a plurality of cross-over points. At least one of the first substantially linear lighting structure appears to overlap the second substantially linear lighting structure at the at least one cross-over point of the plurality of cross-over points and/or the second substantially linear lighting structure appears to overlap the first substantially linear lighting structure at the at least one cross-over point of the plurality of cross-over points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Steven M. Kovach, Randall Smock, Arthur D. Osborne
  • Patent number: 7841756
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a light source unit (e.g., one or more LEDs) mounted to the vehicle for providing illumination and a heat sink thermally coupled to the light source unit for dissipating generated heat therefrom. An air guide is secured to the vehicle for guiding air to the heat sink to remove heat therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Kracker, Steven M. Kovach, Tony D. Wang
  • Patent number: 7625110
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly includes a light source unit (e.g., one or more LEDs) mounted to an associated vehicle for providing illumination and a heat sink thermally coupled to the light source unit for dissipating generated heat therefrom. The heat sink has a main body portion, spaced apart fins extending from the main body portion, and an angled surface section on the main body portion disposed between adjacent ones of the spaced apart fins for urging environmental elements to run off the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas G. Kracker, Steven M. Kovach, Tony D. Wang
  • Publication number: 20090196064
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly for a vehicle includes a light source unit (e.g., one or more LEDs) mounted to the vehicle for providing illumination and a heat sink thermally coupled to the light source unit for dissipating generated heat therefrom. An air guide is secured to the vehicle for guiding air to the heat sink to remove heat therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas G. Kracker, Steven M. Kovach, Tony D. Wang
  • Publication number: 20090196063
    Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly includes a light source unit (e.g., one or more LEDs) mounted to an associated vehicle for providing illumination and a heat sink thermally coupled to the light source unit for dissipating generated heat therefrom. The heat sink has a main body portion, spaced apart fins extending from the main body portion, and an angled surface section on the main body portion disposed between adjacent ones of the spaced apart fins for urging environmental elements to run off the heat sink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas G. Kracker, Steven M. Kovach, Tony D. Wang