Patents by Inventor Thomas Richesh Thanapaul

Thomas Richesh Thanapaul 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).

  • LED modules with ball joint adjustable support
    Patent number: 9638382
    Abstract: A modular assembly for a headlight includes at least one semiconductor light module having at least one semiconductor light source mounted on a cooling element, having at least one ball socket in which the semiconductor light module is mounted and configured to be pivoted about a ball socket center, a curved cup formed in the cooling element and configured to be mounted in the ball socket, and a guide shell arranged between the curved cup and the ball socket. A method for adjusting the semiconductor light module is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Hella KGaA Hueck & Co.
    Inventors: Gerhard Pawliczek, Thomas Richesh Thanapaul
  • MODULAR ASSEMBLY WITH PIVOT-MOUNTED SEMI-CONDUCTOR LIGHT MODULES FOR A HEADLIGHT
    Publication number: 20150204499
    Abstract: A modular assembly (1) for a headlight having at least one semiconductor light module (10) and a method for adjusting the semiconductor light module (10), which is mounted on a support frame (11), wherein the semiconductor light module (10) has a cooling element (12) which comprises at least one semiconductor light source (13) mounted on the cooling element (12). According to the invention, the support frame (11) has at least one ball socket (14) in which the semiconductor light module (10) with the cooling element (12) is pivot-mounted and can be pivoted about a ball socket center (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: Gerhard Pawliczek, Thomas Richesh Thanapaul