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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120051599 | AUTOMATIC LIGHTING SYSTEM An automatic lighting system for a vehicle includes a control and an imaging device having a forward field of view. The control is operable to process image data captured by the imaging device to determine if an object imaged by the imaging device is an object of intere... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120051070 | LIGHTING AND/OR SIGNALLING DEVICE WITH A MOVEABLE DAYTIME ELEMENT A lighting and/or signalling device arranged so as to provide at least a first photometric function and a second photometric function, wherein the device comprises at least one moveable element on which at least the first photometric function is installed and the moveme... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120020099 | SIDE-VIEW MIRROR ASSEMBLY WITH SELECTIVELY ILLUMINATING PORTION A side-view mirror assembly for a vehicle, comprising a housing for securement to a side of a vehicle, the housing defining an internal cavity opening toward a rear of the housing, the internal cavity having a mirror disposed therein, and the housing having an exterior ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120002430 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE LAMP, VEHICLE LAMP, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE LAMP There is provided a control device for controlling a vehicle lamp provided in a vehicle. The device includes: a receiver configured to receive an inclination angle of the vehicle with respect to a horizontal plane from an inclination detector; a controller configured to... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110305030 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN EMITTING VEHICLE AND A TARGET A system and method for communication between an emitting motor vehicle (Ve) and at least one target, the emitting vehicle (Ve) including at least one light device, the method comprising the step of automatically modulating a light signal (S) emitted by the light device... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110305029 | Illuminating system and thin plate shield illuminating apparatus An illuminating system having an electronic shield illuminating apparatus comprises a semiconductor light-emitting source, a reflector, an electronic shield, a shield driving control circuit, and a projection lens. The reflector is intended for reflecting a portion of t... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110273282 | HEADLAMP LIGHT SOURCE LIGHTING APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Lighting apparatus 100 lights a light source 2 of a headlamp, and includes: a connection terminal 113 to which a abnormality notification apparatus 200 is connected; a notification signal output unit for outputting a notification signal relat... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110176322 | AUTOMOBILE WHEEL RIM LIGHT DECORATION DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE SENSING INTERVAL An automobile wheel rim light decoration device includes a light emitting module, an adjustable rod and a pair of sensing elements. The light emitting module includes a retaining base disposed at the wheel rim and a light emitting unit fixed to the retaining base. The a... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110141754 | COMPACT MULTIPLE BEAM TYPE VEHICLE LIGHT SYSTEM The invention relates to a vehicle light system comprising a laser device for generating a laser beam, further comprising a light output module provided with a phosphor element for emitting a light beam upon incidence of the generated laser beam and provided with an opt... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110141753 | VEHICLE HEADLAMP A vehicle headlamp includes a first light source configured to emit first light that is projected to form a first irradiation region, a second light source configured to emit second light that is projected to form a second irradiation region joined to the first irradiat... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110116277 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY SETTING THE LUMINANCE OF A LIGHT BEAM EMITTED FROM A LIGHTING DEVICE OF A VEHICLE AS A FUNCTION OF THE RANGE OF VISION A device and a method for automatically setting the luminance of a light beam emitted from a lighting device of a vehicle as a function of the range of vision. The device includes a device for ascertaining a current range of vision based on at least one first parameter,... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110063861 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ADJUSTING A HEADLIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE, BASED ON A DISTANCE OF AN OBJECT FROM THE VEHICLE A system, method, and computer program product are provided for adjusting a headlight associated with a vehicle, based on a distance of an object from the vehicle. In operation, a signal is transmitted from a transmitter positioned on a vehicle. Further, a reflected sig... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110025849 | Light Module for a Motor Vehicle Headlamp The invention relates to a light module (23) for a motor vehicle headlight (2), for generating an adaptive light distribution. The light module (23) comprises a light source (30, 70, 71) for emitting light, a primary optical element (31, 7... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100328965 | Automotive Exterior Lamp Assembly with Charge Port An automotive vehicle capable of receiving power from a remote power source includes an exterior lamp assembly integrated with the vehicle. The lamp assembly includes an illumination source, and an electrical port configured to be electrically connected with the remote ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100309674 | Vehicular tilt-sensing method and automatic headlight leveling system using the same The present invention discloses a vehicular tilt-sensing method and an automatic headlight leveling system using the same. The method of the present invention comprises steps: using an image capture device to capture an image of the road and obtain at least one instanta... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100213846 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A LIGHT SENSING HEADLIGHT MODULATOR Techniques for providing a method and system for light sensing vehicle light modulator are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method, comprising detecting incoming light utilizing a plurality of light sensors operative... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100188864 | Method and Apparatus for Vehicle With Adaptive Lighting System In one embodiment, an adaptive external vehicle lighting system includes a vehicle communication network, a memory including program instructions for generating a model of a vehicle and the environment outside of the vehicle, identifying an object of interest based upon... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100123402 | Bicycle control device A bicycle control device includes a speed sensing unit, a light sensing unit, a microprocessor, at least one lamp, a lock module and a warning module. When a bicycle is moving, the speed sensing unit detects the speed of the bicycle and generates a speed signal transmit... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100097817 | LIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM A unified lighting system including a plurality of light emitting devices, wherein each light emitting device generates a color output in response to a plurality of light settings and a modification to the light settings of one light emitting device is automatically pro... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100073946 | Bi-color Illuminated Wheel Emblem A bi-color illuminated wheel emblem includes a rotating part that rotates together with the wheel, a stationary part that remains stationary when the automobile is moving, a bi-color illuminated display that is attached to the stationary part and an electric power suppl... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100008097 | HEADLAMP IN AN AUTOMOBILE A headlamp in an automobile, which is rotatable about a yaw axis when negotiating a bend, has a controller for controlling the rotary movement. In order to improve the illumination of a roadway lying in front of an automobile, the controller may take into account a driv... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100002456 | Bicycle Reflector A bicycle reflector has a case and an electric module. The case has an internal space. The electric module is mounted in the internal space and has a rolling ball switch, a light sensor, multiple light sources, a battery contact and a control board. The control board el... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090279316 | LAMP UNIT FOR AN ADAPTIVE FRONT LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE The present invention relates to a lamp unit (501) for an adaptive front lighting system (AFS) (500) for a vehicle (100). The lamp unit (501) comprises a liquid crystal element (200/200′) arranged to receive light emitted by a light ... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090273941 | EXTERNAL SAFETY ILLUMINATION FOR A BUS WITH LIGHT MOUNTED TO MIRROR ARM A light source along the mirror mounting arm of a school bus or other passenger vehicle to reduce the risk of people or other objects being injured by the school bus. The light source may be mounted directly on the mirror mounting arm or embedded within a mirror mount. ... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090244916 | Baby stroller safety lights The present invention provides a safety light having an easily recognizable and illumination pattern. The safety light consists of a housing containing at least one group of secondary lighting elements arranged substantially around a primary lighting element. The lighti... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090237008 | LEFT/RIGHT TURN INDICATOR FOR VEHICLE In response to a left turn operation of a turn signal lever when left and right headlights provided on the left and right sides of a front part of a vehicle are turned on, a left turn signal light is turned on, and, at the same time, a left main light is made into a tur... | 09/24/2009 |
| 20090213601 | Light Sensor for Broadband Solar and Twilight Function Control The present invention is directed to a sensor that detects external ambient light energy for automatically controlling vehicle headlights while also detecting solar loading within a vehicle passenger compartment for automatically controlling interior climate. The integr... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090213600 | Lighting device for motor vehicle The invention concerns a lighting device (10) for motor vehicle comprising means (12) for ambient lighting of the vehicle passenger compartment. It comprises means (14) for measuring brightness, and means (16) for automatically controlling th... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090154181 | VEHICLE AUXILIARY LIGHTING SYSTEM A vehicle auxiliary lighting system is used for controlling traveling lighting according to traveling information. The vehicle auxiliary lighting system includes a plurality of light sources disposed on a rear view mirror, a traveling information acquisition device, and... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090135618 | CIRCUIT APPARATUS OF LED VEHICLE LAMP A circuit apparatus of an LED vehicle lamp is disclosed. The circuit apparatus includes an input unit, an LED unit and a current limiting unit. The LED unit includes at least one light-emitting device. Each light-emitting device includes at least one LED and a protectio... | 05/28/2009 |
| 20090129105 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE OF VEHICLE A vehicle is equipped with a slide door, a seat provided near an ingress-egress opening, and an ingress-action detector to detect a passenger's ingress action through the ingress-egress opening. The vehicle is further equipped with an illumination device which comprises... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090080207 | High visibility safety lighting system integrated within a vehicle's frame A self-contained battery powered high visibility safety lighting system is integrated within portions of a vehicle or article's frame, such as a handlebar or body assembly of a motorcycle, bicycle, scooter or toy cycle, stroller, wheel chair, baby carriage, cane or ski ... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20090067183 | Vehicular Room Illuminating Lamp A vehicular room illuminating lamp includes: a plurality of illumination units applying voltages through courtesy wires thereof to lamps which irradiate positions in a vehicle cabin, the positions corresponding to four doors; a mode switch capable of selecting an all-li... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090067184 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SWIVEL ANGLES OF ON-VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS An apparatus is provided to control an angle of a light axis of light from headlights mounted on a vehicle. In the apparatus, images of a field of view in front of the vehicle are captured, and the captured images are used to detect taillights of a preceding vehicle. A ... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090067032 | VEHICULAR SIGNAL MIRROR A vehicular signal mirror includes a reflective mirror element comprising a mirror reflector on a light-transmitting substrate. The visible light reflectance is at least about 40% for visible light incident upon the front side of the reflective mirror element. A turn si... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090003006 | AUTOMATIC WARNING LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES An automatic warning light control device is applicable to an automobile and includes a controller electrically coupled to directional signal lights of the automobile. The controller is electrically coupled to a warning light system, a windshield wiper system, at least ... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090003007 | Vehicular Lamp A vehicular lamp includes a semiconductor light source and a switching means arranged to switch between a first lighting mode, in which the semiconductor light source stays on, and a second lighting mode, in which the semiconductor light source repeatedly turns on and o... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080259618 | VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD An exterior auxiliary lighting system is provided including a light source for generating a beam of visible light, the light source having an aperture through which the beam of light is projected. A cover can be detachably connected to the light source to overlay at lea... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080259619 | VEHICLE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD A system controls an auxiliary light for a vehicle. The system includes a cockpit button to activate the auxiliary light, a Hall sensor operable to detect the installation and removal of a magnetized cover for the auxiliary light; a warning indicator; and a controller. ... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080231980 | Mirror system for a trucking rig having a tractor and an articulated trailer A mirror system for a tractor with an articulated trailer includes a mirror housing. The mirror housing is attached to the front end of the tractor on the passenger side. The mirror housing has a planar mirror. The planar mirror is adapted to move. The planar mirror mov... | 09/25/2008 |
