Patents by Inventor Tobias Birth

Tobias Birth 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).

  • Vehicle interior component
    Patent number: 11214147
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may provide visible light and may comprise a base, a decorative module and a light source. The decorative module may comprise an angled surface to direct light toward an inner/textured/nonplanar surface of the decorative module. The inner surface may reflect light. The decorative module may allow light to pass through the inner surface toward an outer surface of the decorative module. The component may comprise a light directing layer comprising a substantially reflective front side adjacent the inner surface of the decorative module and a substantially transparent back side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: Shanghai Yanfeng Jinqiao Automotive Trim Systems Co. Ltd., Leopold KOSTAL GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jochen Zimmermann, Bogdan Muresan, Radisa Göritz-Stamencic, Tobias Birth, Kai Brensel, Christian Schirp, Torsten Tiebe
  • VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20210268907
    Abstract: A vehicle interior component is disclosed. The component may provide visible light and may comprise a base, a decorative module and a light source. The decorative module may comprise an angled surface to direct light toward an inner/textured/nonplanar surface of the decorative module. The inner surface may reflect light. The decorative module may allow light to pass through the inner surface toward an outer surface of the decorative module. The component may comprise a light directing layer comprising a substantially reflective front side adjacent the inner surface of the decorative module and a substantially transparent back side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Jochen Zimmermann, Bogdan Muresan, Radisa Göritz-Stamencic, Tobias Birth, Kai Brensel, Christian Schirp, Torsten Tiebe