Patents by Inventor Walter METHE

Walter METHE 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).

  • Head-up display having an image-generating device for generating an image and optical system for projecting the image
    Patent number: 9400386
    Abstract: A head-up display includes an image-generating device for generating an image and an optical system for projecting the image onto a windshield of a vehicle. A lighting system illuminates the image-generating device. The lighting system includes at least one light source, downstream of which a light-mixing geometry is disposed. The light-mixing geometry has boundary surfaces, each of which has light-reflecting inner sides, in order to homogenize the light of the at least one light source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter Methe, Felix Linke, Peter Pogany
  • Head-Up Display and Vehicle
    Publication number: 20100225833
    Abstract: A head-up display includes an image-generating device for generating an image and an optical system for projecting the image onto a windshield of a vehicle. A lighting system illuminates the image-generating device. The lighting system includes at least one light source, downstream of which a light-mixing geometry is disposed. The light-mixing geometry has boundary surfaces, each of which has light-reflecting inner sides, in order to homogenize the light of the at least one light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Walter METHE, Felix Linke, Peter Pogany