Patents by Inventor Thomas Boernchen

Thomas Boernchen 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: 20020012249
    Abstract: The invention concerns a headlamp for vehicles having a reflector, a light source arranged in a central zone of the reflector and an adjustment apparatus to adjust the reflector about a vertical pivot axis relative to a holding part into a predetermined curve-illumination operational position; with the reflector being in engagement with a shaft of the adjusting apparatus which is oriented parallel to the vertical pivot axis via a curved element rigidly coupled to the reflector and extending perpendicular to the vertical pivot axis, and with the reflector being mounted to be rotatable relative to the holding part by a coupling having a pretensioned centering spring element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Reinhold Brummel, Detlef Korff, Matthias Knoche, Joerg Plotzitzka, Thomas Boernchen