| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 315080000 | Load device controller combined with vehicle controller | 19 |
| 20090200947 | VEHICLE LAMP CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - A vehicle lamp control system includes a target irradiating direction setting unit which sets, in accordance with a running condition of a vehicle, a target irradiating direction of the lamp. An actuator controls an irradiating direction of the lamp to be directed in the target irradiating direction based on a reference direction. The actuator includes a reference setting section which executes a reference setting operation to set the irradiating direction of the lamp to be directed in the reference direction. The target irradiating direction setting unit includes a condition determining section which determines whether the reference setting section has executed the reference setting operation, and a reference setting command section which, when the condition determining section determines that the reference setting section has not yet executed the reference setting operation, instructs the reference setting section to execute the reference setting operation. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100181914 | LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE OF LIGHTING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A lighting control device of a lighting device for a vehicle includes a switching regulator for supplying a driving current to a semiconductor light source. The lighting control device also includes control means having a current detecting portion for detecting the driving current and serving to control dimming of the semiconductor light source in order to reduce a mean current of the driving current by repeating driving and stopping operations of the switching regulator at a high speed upon receipt of a dimming control signal. The current detecting portion has a current holding portion for holding the driving current, detected for a driving period of the switching regulator, for a stopping period after a passage of the driving period. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100219756 | Wiper lights device - Wiper Lights Device described in the present patent application is a system which automatically turns on the automobile's headlights and tail lights upon the activation of windshield wipers | 09-02-2010 |
| 20120229027 | Multi-Function Vehicle Light Assembly - A multi-function vehicle light assembly (MVLA) that incorporates in a single enclosure a plurality of LED modules. Each module produces a white light that indicates that a vehicle is in reverse, an amber light that indicates that a vehicle is making a right or a left turn, and a red light that functions as a vehicle tail-light and to indicate that the brakes are being applied. Two embodiments are disclosed, in the first embodiment the plurality of LED modules directly produce a set of white, amber and red lights. In the second embodiment an LED module is utilized that includes blue, green and red LEDs that are selectively combined by an LED control circuit to produce the white, amber and red lights. Each embodiment also includes a set of control units for selecting which of the input signal lines are to be activated. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120256544 | POWER-DRIVEN VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE CAMERA AND AT LEAST ONE LAMP - The invention relates to a power-driven vehicle having at least one camera and at least one lamp, wherein the camera is provided to photograph at least part of the surrounding area of the power-driven vehicle, the lamp is used to illuminate at least sections of part of the surrounding area of the power-driven vehicle, and the lamp can be supplied by a power supply medium of the power-driven vehicle with power having a first frequency to generate the light. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130049585 | DAYTIME RUNNING LAME (DRL) CONTROL SYSTEM - A daytime running lamp (DRL) controller for controlling power to a light source of a vehicle includes a switch, an engine starting-up detector and a switch control circuit. The switch is coupled to the light source. The engine starting-up detector is coupled to the switch, and generates a trigger signal if the engine is starting up. The switch control circuit is coupled to the switch and the engine starting-up detector, and includes a controller. The controller generates a first control signal to switch on the switch to power on the light source responsive to the trigger signal, and keeps outputting the first control signal if a holding signal is generated within a first time period after the trigger signal is received. The first time period is a time period during which the controller is reset after receiving the trigger signal. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130234593 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE LIGHTING - A system for controlling a lighting system for a vehicle includes an ambient light sensor operable for detecting a level of ambient light and a lighting circuitry. The system also includes a logical control unit that receives input signals from a vehicle control unit, a user input device and the ambient light sensor. The logical control unit controls a voltage on the lighting circuitry to provide a minimum voltage based on the one or more input signals. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130293105 | Vehicle Exterior Lighting System - An exterior lighting system for a vehicle is disclosed. The lighting system may include a plurality of lights provided proximate the wheel-wheels of the vehicle. The plurality of lights may be illuminated upon a brake pedal of the vehicle being depressed, a turn signal lever of the vehicle being activated, or upon a driver entering a desired setting into an operator interface of the system. The lighting system may be used as a safety feature to provide approaching vehicles better warning of a braking, slowing, or turning vehicle. The lighting system may also be used during roadside repair to warn other vehicles and/or to provide illumination for the repair. The lighting system may also be used for entertainment or accessorizing purposes enabling the user to select from a plurality of lighting sequences stored in the memory of the system. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20140009065 | VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM - A vehicle lamp system | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140184068 | Bi-color Illuminated Emblem - A bi-color illuminated decorative device for an automobile includes a metal-look portion having a metal look layer, a substrate layer that supports the metal look layer, and a plurality of illuminating elements; and a controller that is electrically connected to the illuminating elements and that controls the light intensity of the illuminating elements. The illuminating elements are arranged to conform to the shape of the metal-look portion. The metal look layer and the substrate layer pass light from the illuminating elements. The controller controls the light intensity of the illuminating elements depending on ambient light and braking status. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140197730 | VEHICLE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE LIGHTING - A vehicle includes a body that defines an opening and a door configured to selectively open and close the opening. The vehicle also includes a lock that operatively connects the door to the body and can be either unlatched or latched for maintaining closure of the opening. The vehicle also includes a control device positioned on the door for unlatching the lock, and also a vehicle electric system and a lighting system. The lighting system includes a light-emitting element arranged on the control device and in electric communication with the electric system. The lighting system also includes a portable transmitter configured to transmit a signal and thereby commence an unlatching sequence for the lock. The lighting system additionally includes a controller configured to receive the signal and activate the light-emitting element in response to the received signal to display a visual lighting sequence signifying the status of the lock. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140361687 | ADAPTIVE SHUNT FOR PULSING BRAKE LIGHT - An electronics device is configured for installation in the brake light circuitry of a vehicle braking system. The electronics device is particularly configured to provide a flashing or pulsing appearance for a brake light, such as an automobile CHMSL. The pulsing is accomplished in a precise manner and that provides additional operational safety features than standard automotive brake lights. The electronics device is configured to avoid over-triggering of the pulsating lights due to multiple application of the automobile's brakes in a short time frame. The electronics device is further configured to function correctly even if the automobile is equipped with sophisticated computer systems that analyze the brake light circuitry, and is configured to avoid detection as a problem by the vehicle's diagnostic systems. At the same time, the electronics device will still allow the vehicle's diagnostic scans to detect any actual problems with the brake light system without hindrance. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20160121784 | System for Controlling Work Lights in a Forestry Machine - The invention relates to a system for controlling work lights in a forestry machine, which system includes a harvester head ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160200240 | TRACKING AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE | 07-14-2016 |
| 20170232885 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITH LIGHTING CONTROL | 08-17-2017 |
| 315081000 | Steering mechanism controlled | 4 |
| 20120306368 | VEHICLE LAMP CONTROL APPARATUS - In a vehicle lamp control apparatus, a control unit controls sub lamps in a first condition based on a main information signal including a turn signal or a steering angle signal, and in a second condition based on a sub information signal. A noticeability of the second condition is lower than a noticeability of the first condition. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130169154 | Solid State Steerable Light - A light assembly and method for generating a light pattern, the assembly comprising a first light module including a first LED array, the first LED array including at least a first line of LEDs where each LED in the first array generates an LED light pattern and where dark areas occur between adjacent LED light patterns, the first LED array forming a first light pattern including interleaved bright and dark areas and a second light module wherein the first and second light modules are arranged with the first light pattern misaligned with a second light pattern generated by the second light module so that at least a subset of the bright areas in the first light pattern are aligned with dark areas in the second light pattern to generate a combined light pattern. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130207543 | AUTOMOTIVE HEADLAMP APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHT DISTRIBUTION PATTERN - An automotive headlamp apparatus includes headlamp units placed in a vehicle and a control unit which controls the illumination of the headlamp units. The headlamp units form a lower beam distribution pattern and an upper beam distribution pattern, and is configured so that a partial region of the upper beam distribution pattern can be non-illuminated. When the entirety of vehicle existent area of a vehicle-in-front travelling in front of a driver's vehicle is contained within the partial region, the control unit controls the headlamp units in such a manner that the partial region is non-illuminated; when at least a part of the vehicle existent area is contained within a region of the upper beam distribution pattern which is other than the partial region, the control unit controls the headlamp units in such a manner that the upper beam distribution pattern is not formed. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20160096468 | Solid State Steerable Light - A light assembly for generating a light pattern comprising LEDs; a first lens positioned in front of the LEDs to direct light from each LED into an illumination field, the illumination fields of energized LEDs create an illumination pattern and a first edge illumination field and a second edge illumination field; a processor controlling the LED duty cycles to move the illumination pattern in a first direction to the side of the first edge illumination field by (i) increasing an LED duty cycle associated with the first edge illumination field while decreasing an LED duty cycle associated with the second edge illumination field; and (ii) repeating step (i) with the illumination field adjacent the first edge illumination field in the first direction as the first edge illumination field and with the illumination field adjacent the second edge illumination field in the first direction as the second edge illumination field. | 04-07-2016 |
