Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Bruss

Wolfgang Bruss 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).

  • Interior trim panel with at least one lighting element and method for producing an interior trim panel of this kind
    Patent number: 8398281
    Abstract: An interior trim panel (10) comprises at least one lighting element (12). The lighting element (12) comprises a light-conducting body (14) arranged in a receiving bore (22) formed in the interior trim panel (10), wherein the light-conducting body (14) comprises a light entry face (16) and a light exit face (18) arranged in the area of a panel surface (26) visible in the mounted state of the interior trim panel (10). The visible panel surface (26) and the light exit face (16) of the light-conducting body (14) are provided with a continuous layer of lacquer (28).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Geudner, Ulli Anhorn, Thomas Renz, Wolfgang Bruss
  • INTERIOR TRIM PANEL WITH AT LEAST ONE LIGHTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN INTERIOR TRIM PANEL OF THIS KIND
    Publication number: 20100165622
    Abstract: An interior trim panel (10) comprises at least one lighting element (12). The lighting element (12) comprises a light-conducting body (14) arranged in a receiving bore (22) formed in the interior trim panel (10), wherein the light-conducting body (14) comprises a light entry face (16) and a light exit face (18) arranged in the area of a panel surface (26) visible in the mounted state of the interior trim panel (10). The visible panel surface (26) and the light exit face (16) of the light-conducting body (14) are provided with a continuous layer of lacquer (28).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Geudner, Ulli Anhorn, Thomas Renz, Wolfgang Bruss