Patents by Inventor Volker Sandtrock

Volker Sandtrock 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 light
    Patent number: 7270460
    Abstract: In a brake light (1) comprising at least one rod-shaped optical fiber (9) and at least one light source, wherein the light from the light source is coupled into the optical fiber (9) at its end face and is decoupled from the optical fiber (9) via a peripheral exit surface (11), in accordance with the invention, two rod-shaped optical fibers (9) are disposed one after another in the longitudinal direction of the brake light (1), wherein the at least one light source is disposed between the two optical fibers (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Sidler GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Bernd Merz, Volker Sandtrock
  • Vehicle light
    Publication number: 20060103544
    Abstract: The light source of a vehicle light is formed by several COB-LED chips which are disposed on a common printed circuit board and are electrically connected in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventors: Bernd Merz, Volker Sandtrock
  • Vehicle light
    Publication number: 20060092654
    Abstract: In a brake light comprising at least one rod-shaped optical fiber and at least one light source, wherein the light from the light source is coupled into the optical fiber at its end face and is decoupled from the optical fiber via a peripheral exit surface, two rod-shaped optical fibers are disposed one after another in the longitudinal direction of the brake light, wherein the at least one light source is disposed between the two optical fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Publication date: May 4, 2006
    Inventors: Bernd Merz, Volker Sandtrock