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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180108 | Method for determining the distance of visibility for a driver of a vehicle A method for determining the distance of visibility for a driver of a vehicle in the presence of an element disrupting the visibility of the driver, the method comprising the following steps: determining the luminosity of the pixels of a region of an image taken in ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8154208 | Method of supplying power to an automobile headlight lamp and headlight using that method A method and headlight adapted to supply power to a dual-mode automobile headlight light source able to provide either main beam mode lighting or dipped beam mode lighting, wherein the light source is supplied with electrical power at a first voltage when it is in m... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8137117 | Electrical supply device for a discharge lamp comprising ballast shielding An electrical supply device for a discharge lamp of a motor vehicle headlight that comprises: an electronic module for converting source electric current into supply electric current for the discharge lamp; a housing that encloses the electronic module and is produc... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8103422 | Method for the anticipated ascertainment of a bend on a portion of road, and associated system A system and method for the anticipated detection of a bend on a portion of road taken by a motor vehicle comprising the following steps: establishing, by means of a first system, called as the navigation system, a first set of information on the bend in question, t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096690 | Light module for signaling A light source or signaling module for the emission of an illuminating or signaling beam along a main direction, of the type including a light source, a luminous flux recovery mirror made up of a set of reflecting tiles, each reflecting tile being formed of a conica... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8072147 | Lighting and/or signalling device for a vehicle, associated with electronics with a high level of integration The device according to the invention comprises a light source and electronic supply and control. The light source electronic supply and control comprises at least one circuit comprising at least one stack of chips formed from at least two power components (IGBT | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070336 | Lighting or signaling device comprising a curved light guiding plate A lighting or signaling device for a motor vehicle which is capable of emitting a linear beam in the direction of an optical axis and which comprises a point light source that emits light rays radially around a source; a light ray guiding plate; wherein the light gu... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8065042 | Communication method and device for a motor vehicle A communication method is implemented in an on-board network between a master station (M) and a plurality of slave stations (S1, S2, S3, S4), of the type of those compatible with the standard Local Interconnect Network (LIN) protocol in w... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8016464 | Multifunctional internal lighting device for a motor vehicle The present invention relates to a multifunctional internal lighting device for a motor vehicle. A single internal lighting device comprises various LED-type light sources which are capable of performing at least one first internal lighting function and a second int... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7987052 | Method for evaluation, by motor vehicle, of the characteristics of a front element A method that utilizes at least a first camera and a second camera, which have optical axes that are parallel to a first axis of an orthogonal reference frame, the first and the second camera being positioned so as to have a first offset along a second axis and a se... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980742 | Lighting module for a motor vehicle headlight A lighting module for a motor vehicle headlight for giving a cutoff beam, having an optical axis and comprising at least one light source (S), a reflector (R, Ra, Ra1, Ra2) of the complex surface type, and a cylindrical lens (L, La) with substantially ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7944362 | Method of detecting a visibility interference phenomenon for a vehicle A method of detecting a visibility interference phenomenon for a motor vehicle. The method includes the steps of: determining a region of interest (ROI) in an acquired image (I) of the environment (E) of the vehicle (V); determining a grey-level curve (CL) from the ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7934861 | Motor vehicle headlight module for a cutoff beam A motor vehicle headlight module giving a beam with cutoff, comprising a concave reflector, a light source disposed in the concavity of the reflector, and a lens situated in front of the reflector and light source. The source is formed by at least one light emitting... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7920250 | System for the detection by a motor vehicle of a phenomenon that interferes with visibility A process for the detection from a vehicle of a visibility interference phenomenon, comprising the following steps: the emission of a beam of light to illuminate the rear of the vehicle, the beam of light being emitted into a field of vision of a camera mounted in t... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918595 | Lighting module for motor vehicle headlight A lighting module for a motor vehicle headlight, designed to give a beam with cutoff, and comprising at least one light source, a collecting mirror, a bender having a reflective surface and a cutoff edge, a return mirror, for producing towards the front the output b... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7871190 | Headlight comprising a fixed attached support element on which a reflector is pivotally mounted A motor vehicle headlight that is able to emit a light beam on a roughly longitudinal axis and that comprises a housing that has a rear bottom and inside which there are arranged; at least one light source that is mounted fixedly in the housing; and at least one ref... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871187 | LED control device for a vehicle light The invention relates to a device for controlling diode lamps comprising a lighting module having at least one diode lamp, the diode lamp pertaining to a predefined range, at least one device for transmitting a unique signature representing the range, and an associa... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867030 | Electronic module comprising a shielded connector fixed to an integrated circuit card by means of a lug for fixing the shielding The invention concerns an electronic module for converting electrical voltage that is intended to supply a light source, which comprises: a horizontal printed circuit card; at least one top connector fixed to the top face of the printed circuit card; an electromagne... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864981 | Method for adjusting the orientation of a camera installed in a vehicle and system for carrying out this method A method for adjusting an orientation of a camera installed on a vehicle, comprising the following operations: installing the vehicle at a location provided with markings on the ground, detecting these markings, estimating a vanishing point based on these markings, ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7863568 | Photosensitive sensor in the automotive field A sensor that is photosensitive vis-à-vis at least part of the radiation in the visible range and/or in the near infrared range installed on a vehicle, the sensor being associated with an objective having a first zone that is focused to infinity and a second zone f... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7860275 | Method for detecting rain on a windscreen A method for detecting raindrops on a windscreen, which uses a camera, which is fitted inside the vehicle opposite the windscreen and which is focused at infinite. The method comprises steps of acquiring images by a camera through the windscreen, camera preferably f... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7838836 | Method for detecting a spray of water at the rear of a vehicle A method for detecting a phenomenon affecting visibility generated by an automotive vehicle, comprising the steps of emitting a first beam of light, which beam of light can be reflected by an obstacle; emitting a second reference beam of light using a second emittin... | 11/23/2010 |
| D625443 | Lighting devices for vehicles | 10/12/2010 |
| 7784985 | Dual function headlamp for a motor vehicle A dual function headlamp for motor vehicle fulfilling a first function as a beam with cut-off, in particular a dipped beam, and a second function as a second-type beam, in particular a full beam, comprising: an elliptical reflector with an interior focal point and a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7780315 | Heat dissipation component and diode lighting and/or signalling device equipped with a component of this type A heat dissipation component for a vehicle lighting and/or signalling device of the type comprising a printed circuit board, a light-emitting diode comprising a heat dissipation base and a pair of electrical connection tabs and a heat dissipater extending facing the... | 08/24/2010 |
| D622427 | Lighting devices for vehicles | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771096 | Illumination device for a cigar lighter or multifunction electric socket An illumination device for a cigar lighter or for a multifunction socket, comprising a single-piece component made from material at least partially transmitting light, the component comprising an illuminating ring and a housing for a printed circuit provided with at... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766496 | Compact lighting device fulfilling a bending light function A lighting device for a motor vehicle producing a global light beam, the lighting device comprising a first fixed optical module comprising at least one first light source for producing a first light beam of the type consisting of a light beam with a substantially f... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7753574 | Optical module for an elliptical lighting device adapted to a given volume for a motor vehicle An optical module for an elliptical motor vehicle lighting device, the optical module comprising in particular a reflector, a light source emitting light rays, and a projection lens, the reflector having a reflecting internal face for reflecting towards the projecti... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736041 | Lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle comprising an outer wall provided with a heat exchange zone A lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle comprising an outer wall delimiting the interior and exterior of a closed chamber, a casing, a closing glass closing the casing, the glass and casing forming at least partly the outer wall of the chamber, at le... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7733409 | Method for detecting objects in a digital image using image zones of different resolutions A method and system according to the invention comprises the means for or steps of: acquiring, by means of a digital image taking apparatus, a digital image with aberration of a scene, the digital image incorporating at least a first image zone and a second image zo... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731400 | Lighting or signaling device comprising a curved light guiding plate A lighting or signaling device for a motor vehicle which is capable of emitting a linear beam in the direction of an optical axis and which comprises a point light source that emits light rays radially around a source; a light ray guiding plate; wherein the light gu... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7726854 | Lighting or signal device with an optical guide for a motor vehicle A lighting and/or signaling device for a motor vehicle, comprising at least one light source emitting a light beam and at least one optical guide in which the light beam propagates, the optical guide comprising: a first face forming an exit face for the light beam, ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722233 | Optical module for a motor vehicle lighting device An optical module for a motor vehicle lighting device, capable of emitting at least one type of light beam having a cut-off and comprising: a light source disposed in a reflector; a dioptric element, in particular a convergent lens, disposed in front of the reflecto... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7708434 | Method for the automatic adaptation of a light beam of a headlight device A proposed method to illuminate optimally, or at least in an improved fashion compared with existing solutions, a road taken by a vehicle in question implementing the method whilst ensuring that other vehicles are not dazzled. To this end, it is not proposed in the ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7693302 | Device for detecting obstacles comprising an imaging system for motor vehicles An obstacle detection device comprising an imaging system for a motor vehicle, including at least one optical sensor, integrated in a lighting or signaling device of this vehicle. A field of vision of this at least one optical sensor can be oriented substantially al... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7661860 | Lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a lighting and/or signalling device for a motor vehicle for lighting in a longitudinal emission direction. The lighting and/or signalling device has: at least one light source emitting light rays; and ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7607810 | Signalling light, in particular for an automobile A compact vehicle signalling light having a multi-reflector concave mirror which provides maximum light yield. The mirror includes a first reflector which is convergent and enveloping with respect to the light source and a second reflector formed near the apex of th... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7595634 | Method of determining the angular position of a headlight by several magnetic field measurement means A measurement device and method for determining the angular position of a pivoting headlight by means of a measurement device that comprises at least one ferromagnetic element that emits a local magnetic field, first means of measuring the local magnetic field in pr... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591573 | Headlight lamp holder equipped with claws oriented tangentially with respect to the wall of the lamp holder The invention concerns a lamp holder for a headlight that is intended to carry a lamp. The lamp holder having a roughly cylindrical tubular wall and has at least one claw that is electrically connected to the wall of the lamp holder and that is intended to be in con... | 09/22/2009 |
