Patents by Inventor Vyacheslav Borisovich Birman

Vyacheslav Borisovich Birman 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).

  • Lighting assembly for display illumination
    Patent number: 10101519
    Abstract: A lighting assembly for a vehicle instrument panel includes a light guide supported within a light housing proximate to a light source. The light guide includes a top surface with a plurality of prisms for efficiently transmitting light toward a display and operator. The light guide may be coupled to a diffuser with a plurality of serrations that include a light reflecting surface for directing light from the light guide in a direction toward an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vyacheslav Borisovich Birman, Richard Daniel Sanders
  • Light guide assembly for display illumination
    Patent number: 9632230
    Abstract: A light guide assembly for an instrument display includes a light housing, a light source and a light guide. The light guide directs light from the light source through an opening in the light housing, and includes at least a first branch and a second branch. A diffuser is disposed above an opening in the light housing. The diffuser includes a bottom surface facing an interior of the light housing and a top surface facing opposite the bottom surface. A dimming feature is disposed on a portion of the top surface of the diffuser, such that the dimming feature reduces a brightness of the portion of the top surface thereby maintaining at least approximately a constant brightness across the diffuser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Vyacheslav Borisovich Birman, Richard Daniel Sanders
  • Dual color pointer arm for an instrument gauge
    Patent number: 9200930
    Abstract: A dual colored pointer arm for an instrument gauge constructed of a clear material and having a coated bi-color top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vyacheslav Borisovich Birman, Tao-Chuan Wang, Curt Ollila
  • LIGHT GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR DISPLAY ILLUMINATION
    Publication number: 20150316708
    Abstract: A light guide assembly for an instrument display includes a light housing, a light source and a light guide. The light guide directs light from the light source through an opening in the light housing, and includes at least a first branch and a second branch. A diffuser is disposed above an opening in the light housing. The diffuser includes a bottom surface facing an interior of the light housing and a top surface facing opposite the bottom surface. A dimming feature is disposed on a portion of the top surface of the diffuser, such that the dimming feature reduces a brightness of the portion of the top surface thereby maintaining at least approximately a constant brightness across the diffuser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vyacheslav Borisovich Birman, Richard Daniel Sanders
  • LIGHTING ASSEMBLY FOR DISPLAY ILLUINATION
    Publication number: 20150092390
    Abstract: A lighting assembly for a vehicle instrument panel includes a light guide supported within a light housing proximate to a light source. The light guide includes a top surface with a plurality of prisms for efficiently transmitting light toward a display and operator. The light guide may be coupled to a diffuser with a plurality of serrations that include a light reflecting surface for directing light from the light guide in a direction toward an operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Vyacheslav Borisovich Birman, Richard Daniel Sanders
  • DUAL COLOR POINTER ARM FOR AN INSTRUMENT GAUGE
    Publication number: 20140174335
    Abstract: A dual colored pointer arm for an instrument gauge constructed of a clear material and having a coated bi-color top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Vyacheslav Borisovich Birman, Tao-Chuan Wang, Curt Ollila