Patents by Inventor Vincent Godbillon

Vincent Godbillon 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: 20180284335
    Abstract: A light guide intended to propagate light rays emitted from at least one light source, the light guide including at least three successive portions in a direction of propagation of the light rays from the one or more light sources, the three successive portions being a first portion, a second portion located immediately after the first portion, the second portion following a curve defined by a main radius of curvature, and a third portion located immediately after the second portion. According to the invention, at least one slit is produced in the second portion, the one or more slits defining at least two sub-guides, the sub-guides joining so as to form the third portion of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Vincent Godbillon, Christophe Valois
  • Publication number: 20180266640
    Abstract: A light device including a light source driven to produce the emission of light rays, as well as a deflection element arranged facing the light source to deflect the emitted light rays, and a ray-forming optic for emitting a light beam out of the device. The light source is a semiconductor source, including at least one substrate and a plurality of light-emitting elements of submillimetric dimensions which extend from a first face of the substrate. The deflection element takes the form of an elliptical or pseudo-elliptical reflector, whose inner face forms a reflection face for the emitted light rays which is turned towards the first face of the substrate of the light source. Also, the forming optic is a divergent lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre ALBOU, Vincent GODBILLON, Jean-Claude PUENTE
  • Patent number: 10072811
    Abstract: A light device, notably for lighting and/or signaling, for a motor vehicle, suitable for emitting at least one first light beam and one second light beam, the device comprising a first surface light source and a second surface light source, in which: the first surface source is suitable for emitting first light rays (F1) toward the second surface source, the second surface source being arranged so that these first rays pass through it to participate in the first light beam, and the second surface source is suitable for emitting second light rays (F2), these second rays participating in the second light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20180119916
    Abstract: A light module for motor vehicles comprising two light sources and a light guide in which there is arranged a device for controlling the propagation of light in the light guide, in order make it possible to obtain original light effects at the outlet of the light guide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Vincent Godbillon, Jean-Claude Puente
  • Patent number: 9939120
    Abstract: A lighting device that includes a series of optical waveguides each able to allow rays of light to be waveguided between an entry face, arranged at a proximal end of the optical waveguide, and an exit face. The device is formed of at least two subassemblies produced separately and each including at least a portion of the series of optical waveguides and first structural elements for retaining the waveguides in position and joining successive optical waveguides of the subassembly together, the two subassemblies being able to be assembled to form the device through collaboration of the first structural elements. The distal ends of at least two successive optical waveguides of the series are connected by a piece of translucent or transparent flexible material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Kostadin Beev, Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20180092180
    Abstract: A light emission module, in particular for a motor vehicle. The module includes a substrate comprising a curved main portion extending in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of electroluminescent elements is arranged on the substrate and configured to emit light rays when supplied with electrical energy. The electroluminescent elements are distributed along tje longitudinal direction, and a control assembly suitable for regulating the electrical energy supplied to the electroluminescent elements. The control assembly has a mode of operation in which the control assembly is configured to supply the electroluminescent elements with respective electrical energies and/or powers determined at least as a function of respective main directions of light emission of the electroluminescent elements to obtain at least two maximum light intensities emitted by the electroluminescent elements in the corresponding main direction of emission which are different along the longitudinal direction of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Vincent GODBILLON, Patrice COLLOT, Franck MILLON, Jean-Didier KINFACK, Lothar SEIF, Arnaud ABALA, Lingxuan ZHU, Natacha AUDY
  • Patent number: 9927088
    Abstract: A heat sink for an automobile lighting module comprising a duct running across the heat sink, intended to circulate air from a first opening of the heat sink toward a second opening of the heat sink, the duct comprising at least one circulation chamber, the at least one circulation chamber comprising an air inlet and an air outlet, offset from each other, the duct further comprising at least one deflection means defining, within the circulation chamber, at least one air deflection baffle (C1, C2) for air circulating between the air inlet and the air outlet of the circulation chamber. A lighting module and vehicle lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20180023780
    Abstract: A lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle, including an internal chamber housing an optical system and at least one element made of polymer material having a surface directed toward the interior of the chamber, wherein the surface directed toward the interior of the chamber is provided with a sealing layer forming a barrier to the ingress of water molecules to the chamber. The method for manufacturing such a device is also a subject of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Vincent GODBILLON, Pierre ALBOU, Marc BRASSIER
  • Patent number: 9863598
    Abstract: A lighting system that includes a light source able to generate a light beam and means for scanning the light beam incorporating at least one oscillating reflective body for deflecting the path of the beam. The oscillating reflective body is moved by deformations of a piezoelectric operating member. The means for scanning the light beam also have optical means for amplifying the deflection of the path of the light beam positioned downstream of the reflective body, in relation to the propagation direction of the light beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20170357004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lighting system including a primary light source producing a primary light beam in the direction of a conversion device that returns a secondary light radiation to an optical imaging system forming a projected light beam. A light sensor generates a signal corresponding to the light received by this sensor. The light includes a non-converted light part of the first primary light beam which is returned by the conversion device in the projected light beam and is reflected by an obstacle situated in the zone illustrated by said projected light beam. A control unit has modulation means generating a modulation signal for the primary light, and demodulation means for processing the signal formed by said sensor, and determines a distance between the obstacle and the lighting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: VALEO VISION
    Inventors: Jean-Claude PUENTE, Pierre ALBOU, Vincent GODBILLON
  • Patent number: 9758087
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling an overall light beam emitted by an automotive vehicle headlamp and formed from selectively activatable beam segments produced independently from one another by illuminating means borne by the headlamp, the segments together forming an overall light beam when they are all activated and placed successively side-by-side. The instantaneous speed of the vehicle is compared to a first preset speed threshold, and a zone of high light intensity to be produced when the instantaneous speed is higher than the first preset speed threshold is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Vincent Godbillon
  • Patent number: 9759398
    Abstract: A lighting and/or signaling device, especially for automotive vehicle, comprising an optical system furnished with a light source (S) configured to emit a light beam in an initial color (F1), the device furthermore comprising a glass cover (3) disposed so as to be traversed by the beam, the glass cover (3) being colored in such a way as to transmit the beam in a resulting color (F2). According to the invention the device furthermore comprises a filter configured so as to make the resulting color (F2) of beam closely similar to its initial color (F1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventors: Vincent Godbillon, Pierre Albou
  • Patent number: 9682647
    Abstract: A module forms a bodywork element for a motor vehicle and contributes to the exterior aesthetics of the vehicle. It is intended to fitted to a body of the vehicle. It includes interior lighting electrical means, intended to light the interior of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, and means for connecting the interior lighting means to an electrical power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20170114976
    Abstract: A lighting device that includes a series of optical waveguides each able to allow rays of light to be waveguided between an entry face, arranged at a proximal end of the optical waveguide, and an exit face. The device is formed of at least two subassemblies produced separately and each including at least a portion of the series of optical waveguides and first structural elements for retaining the waveguides in position and joining successive optical waveguides of the subassembly together, the two subassemblies being able to be assembled to form the device through collaboration of the first structural elements. The distal ends of at least two successive optical waveguides of the series are connected by a piece of translucent or transparent flexible material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Kostadin Beev, Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20170066372
    Abstract: A lighting device for automobile vehicle comprising a first module comprising a first surface light source, a second module comprising a second surface light source and a control module configured for controlling the first and second modules in such a manner that the lighting device performs a function of sequential direction indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Olivier Ruat, Stephane Patrizi, Pierre Albou, Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20170008446
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling an overall light beam emitted by an automotive vehicle headlamp and formed from selectively activatable beam segments produced independently from one another by illuminating means borne by the headlamp, the segments together forming an overall light beam when they are all activated and placed successively side-by-side. The instantaneous speed of the vehicle is compared to a first preset speed threshold, and a zone of high light intensity to be produced when the instantaneous speed is higher than the first preset speed threshold is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20160356448
    Abstract: A heat sink for an automobile lighting module comprising a duct running across the heat sink, intended to circulate air from a first opening of the heat sink toward a second opening of the heat sink, the duct comprising at least one circulation chamber, the at least one circulation chamber comprising an air inlet and an air outlet, offset from each other, the duct further comprising at least one deflection means defining, within the circulation chamber, at least one air deflection baffle (C1, C2) for air circulating between the air inlet and the air outlet of the circulation chamber. A lighting module and vehicle lighting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon
  • Patent number: 9441805
    Abstract: An optical device for automobile vehicles, notably a signalling and/or lighting device. The device comprises at least one surface-emitting light source, at least one lens, notably distant from the surface-emitting light source, disposed at least partially on the path of the light (R) emitted by the surface-emitting light source so as to produce an image of an object area of the surface-emitting light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Valeo Vision
    Inventor: Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20160178152
    Abstract: A light device, notably for lighting and/or signaling, for a motor vehicle, suitable for emitting at least one first light beam and one second light beam, the device comprising a first surface light source and a second surface light source, in which: the first surface source is suitable for emitting first light rays (F1) toward the second surface source, the second surface source being arranged so that these first rays pass through it to participate in the first light beam, and the second surface source is suitable for emitting second light rays (F2), these second rays participating in the second light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon
  • Publication number: 20160153635
    Abstract: A lighting system that includes a light source able to generate a light beam and means for scanning the light beam incorporating at least one oscillating reflective body for deflecting the path of the beam. The oscillating reflective body is moved by deformations of a piezoelectric operating member. The means for scanning the light beam also have optical means for amplifying the deflection of the path of the light beam positioned downstream of the reflective body, in relation to the propagation direction of the light beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre Albou, Jean-Claude Puente, Vincent Godbillon