Patents by Inventor Ulrich Stuhec

Ulrich Stuhec 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).

  • Perovskite illuminated vehicle control surfaces
    Patent number: 10686020
    Abstract: Vehicle and touch pad are disclosed including perovskite features for illumination. An example vehicle includes a touch pad having a substrate, circuit elements disposed on the substrate, pairs of electrodes disposed on the substrate, and perovskite ink disposed on the substrate between each respective pair of electrodes, wherein the perovskite ink is configured to provide illumination of the circuit elements by passing current through the pairs of electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Harry Lobo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Ulrich Stuhec, David Brian Glickman, Stuart C. Salter
  • PEROVSKITE ILLUMINATED VEHICLE CONTROL SURFACES
    Publication number: 20200161379
    Abstract: Vehicle and touch pad are disclosed including perovskite features for illumination. An example vehicle includes a touch pad having a substrate, circuit elements disposed on the substrate, pairs of electrodes disposed on the substrate, and perovskite ink disposed on the substrate between each respective pair of electrodes, wherein the perovskite ink is configured to provide illumination of the circuit elements by passing current through the pairs of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Harry Lobo, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Ulrich Stuhec, David Brian Glickman, Stuart C. Salter
  • Vehicle lamp assembly
    Patent number: 10391943
    Abstract: A vehicle mirror assembly is provided herein. The vehicle mirror assembly includes a housing operable between a deployed position and a folded position. A lamp assembly is coupled to the housing and has a first light source configured to direct light rearwardly of the housing and a second light source configured to direct light forwardly of the housing. The housing is configured to move from the deployed position to the folded position when an object is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Ulrich Stuhec, Keith Hoelscher
  • VEHICLE LAMP ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190106058
    Abstract: A vehicle mirror assembly is provided herein. The vehicle mirror assembly includes a housing operable between a deployed position and a folded position. A lamp assembly is coupled to the housing and has a first light source configured to direct light rearwardly of the housing and a second light source configured to direct light forwardly of the housing. The housing is configured to move from the deployed position to the folded position when an object is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Ulrich Stuhec, Keith Hoelscher
  • VEHICLE EMBLEM ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190066548
    Abstract: A window assembly is provided herein. The window assembly includes an emblem assembly configured to couple to a window of a vehicle. An indicia is disposed within the emblem assembly signifying a first operational mode of the vehicle. A reflective layer is disposed on the emblem assembly. The indicia is visible when the vehicle is operating in the first operational mode and non-visible in a second operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Paul Kenneth Dellock, Venkatesh Krishnan, Ulrich Stuhec, Stuart C. Salter, Harry Lobo
  • Enhanced informational vehicle puddle lamp assemblies
    Patent number: 10160380
    Abstract: This disclosure details vehicle puddle lamp assemblies and methods for illuminating the puddle lamp assemblies in a manner that provides a visual indication of a vehicle interior temperature. An exemplary vehicle puddle lamp assembly includes a control module configured to control the puddle lamp assembly to selectively project an illuminated pattern onto a ground surface adjacent to the puddle lamp assembly. The illuminated pattern provides the visual indication of the vehicle interior temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, James J. Surman, Ulrich Stuhec, Cornel Lewis Gardner
  • Vehicle lamp assembly
    Patent number: 10137825
    Abstract: A vehicle mirror assembly is provided herein. The mirror assembly includes a first light source disposed within a housing and is operably coupled with a first light output window disposed on an outboard portion of the housing. A door ajar sensor is disposed within a vehicle. Emitted light is emanated from the first light output window through a window of the vehicle when the door ajar sensor detects a vehicle door is in an open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Stuart C. Salter, Paul Kenneth Dellock, Ulrich Stuhec, Keith Hoelscher, Stephen Kenneth Helwig