Patents by Inventor Tobias FINK

Tobias FINK 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: 20240289519
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining at least one upholstery element from a set of mutually different upholstery elements in relation to a specific person, wherein the upholstery elements are able to be elastically deformed as a result of person-related loading on an upholstered surface of the respective upholstery element, wherein the method comprises the following steps: Providing a plurality of precomputed digital upholstery models that are each assigned to a specific upholstery element from the set of upholstery elements, wherein each digital upholstery model defines a respective mechanical cushioning property for a multiplicity of areas on the upholstered surface of the upholstery element; Providing a body model of the person in question for whom the upholstery element is to be determined, wherein the body model contains a description of physiological body properties of the person in question; wherein, for each provided cushion model or a subset thereof, the following is performed individ
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kai OBERLÄNDER, Tobias FINK, Tobias LANG
  • Patent number: 11519581
    Abstract: A vehicle light assembly comprising: a flexible lighting strip comprising a multitude of light-emitting diodes, wherein the flexible lighting strip is arranged to be bent around at least two, more preferred three linear independent axes; a light guiding structure comprising a light receiving surface and a primary light emission surface, wherein the light receiving surface receives light emitted by the flexible lighting strip, wherein the primary light emission surface emits at least a part of the light received via the light receiving surface, and wherein the light receiving surface is arranged to define a bending of the flexible lighting strip; a coupling structure that is arranged to mechanically couple the flexible lighting strip to the light receiving surface in accordance with the bending defined by the light receiving surface. The invention further describes a vehicle rear light or vehicle front light comprising the vehicle light assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Floris Maria Hermansz Crompvoets, Andreas Timinger, Christian Kleijnen, Ralph Hubert Peters, Adam Lind, Rob Bastiaan Maria Einig, Tobias Fink
  • Publication number: 20190293256
    Abstract: A vehicle light assembly comprising: a flexible lighting strip comprising a multitude of light-emitting diodes, wherein the flexible lighting strip is arranged to be bent around at least two, more preferred three linear independent axes; a light guiding structure comprising a light receiving surface and a primary light emission surface, wherein the light receiving surface receives light emitted by the flexible lighting strip, wherein the primary light emission surface emits at least a part of the light received via the light receiving surface, and wherein the light receiving surface is arranged to define a bending of the flexible lighting strip; a coupling structure that is arranged to mechanically couple the flexible lighting strip to the light receiving surface in accordance with the bending defined by the light receiving surface. The invention further describes a vehicle rear light or vehicle front light comprising the vehicle light assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Lumileds LLC
    Inventors: Floris Maria Hermansz CROMPVOETS, Andreas TIMINGER, Christian KLEIJNEN, Ralph Hubert PETERS, Adam LIND, Rob Bastiaan Maria EINIG, Tobias FINK