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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7364334 | Headlight for a motor vehicle giving a cutoff beam The object of the invention is a light, for a motor vehicle, giving a cutoff beam, in particular of the fog type, having an optical axis. The light having a light source having a filament, the overall shape of which is substantially cylindrical and the axis of which... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7322724 | Vehicle headlamp with concurrent vertical and independent horizontal adjustment of low and high beam light chambers A headlamp for motor vehicles of the reflector or projector design having at least one low beam light chamber, with a discharge light source, and at least one high beam light chamber, with a halogen light source. The direction of the rays produced in the high beam l... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7252417 | Bending light and dipped beam headlamp for a motor vehicle The bonding light and dipped beam headlamp for a motor vehicle comprises at least two light sources with at least one first source having a cut-off of the dipped beam type and at least one second source having a cut-off of the flat type, which is placed outside the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241035 | Lighting apparatus having means for compensating for failure of lighting on a bend This invention proposes lighting apparatus, for a vehicle having two passing lights for producing a passing beam, which are adapted to pivot to a position deflected to the left or to the right when the vehicle is on a left-hand bend or a right-hand bend, respectivel... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7134771 | Automobile lamp assembly having rotating anti-glare shield and method An automobile lamp assembly including a movable glare shield which is moved into the portion of the beam of light produced by a lamp assembly that is associated with the foreground area, thereby reducing the illumination level in the foreground area. The shield may ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7106185 | Interior light bar A full function light bar is provided mountable inside a vehicle against the windshield. The light bar is an assembly of several light sources, including strobe lamps, flashing lamps, oscillating lamps, and an aimable take down lamp. The light bar is not limited in ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6908207 | Apparatus for a motor vehicle, for lighting bends negotiated by the vehicle A motor vehicle has at its front end, a pair of passing or dipped beam headlights and a separate pair of cruising or main beam headlights. The passing headlights and cruising headlights produce, respectively, a regulation, short range, dipped passing beam and a regu... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6547424 | Vehicle front lamp steering controlled light distribution system A front lamp steering controlled light distribution system is disclosed having a light distribution means movable to vary a light distribution pattern to right and left maximum limit positions in cornering areas of a vehicle, and a control means responsiv... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6505947 | Device for controlling the light distribution of a headlamp installation of a motor vehicle A device is provided for controlling the light distribution of a headlamp installation of a motor vehicle, with a first light source for an additional lamp and a second light source for a driving lamp. In order to provide a better device for controlling(t... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6481865 | Headlight device for vehicle for producing light bundle with different characteristics A headlight device for a vehicle for producing light bundles with difference characteristics has at least one headlight having a plurality of headlight units, light means including a plurality of light sources with at least one light source provided for e... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6034600 | Turn signal system and method with steering wheel mounted control of conventional and lane shift indications A vehicle turn signal system (10), and an associated method, utilizes turn selectors (14, 16) located on a steering wheel (12). The system has right and left turn signal indicator circuits (34, 38) that are each energizable to indicate an intended movemen... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5567032 | Illuminating device for vehicles An illuminating device for a vehicle has at least one light generating unit, at least one light distributing unit, at least one light conducting element connecting the units with one another, the light distributing unit being provided with at least one le... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5550717 | Direction turning device for a headlight of an automobile A direction turning device for headlights of an automobile comprises two operation mechanisms, namely, direct operation mechanism and electromagnetic operation mechanisms. For the direct operation mechanism, if an automobile with lefthand drive, the devic... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5526242 | Vehicle cornering lamp system A vehicle cornering headlamp system which can be applied to any type of vehicle without changing the correspondence to a radiation angle, and which enables the radiation angle to follow the return of driver's eyes when the vehicle exits a curved road. The... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5436807 | Variable-light-beam-pattern four-lamp type headlamp system In a variable-light-beam-pattern four-lamp type headlamp system with two lamps juxtaposed on each side of a vehicle and in which the two lamps are projection lamps with reflectors, the direction of the reflector of at least one of the two projection lamps... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5404278 | Vehicular cornering lamp system A vehicular cornering lamp system in which the amount of electric power consumed by the lamp is minimized. Until the angle of rightward (leftward) steering with respect to the position of straight-ahead steering reaches a predetermined angle θR | 04/04/1995 |
