Inventor · Paris, FR

Pierre Albou

102Patents
10h-index
53Co-inventors
83Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 28, 1990 → Apr 1, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6990397B2 System for controlling the in situ orientation of a vehicle headlamp, and method of use Performing Operations; Transporting 47 Expired
US7350945B2 System and method of detecting driving conditions for a motor vehicle Physics 39 Expired
US6997587B2 Screenless elliptical illumination module producing an illumination beam with cutoff and lamp comprising such a module Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US6123440A Automobile headlight and optical unit with hyperbolic reflector and plano-convex or toric convergent lens Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 26 Expired
US6334702B1 Headlight with fixed and moveable coaxial reflectors for producing a variable beam Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 21 Expired
US6966675B2 Lighting module for a vehicle headlight Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US6280067A Motor vehicle lighting system with a signaling function for use in daylight Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6776513B2 Elliptical headlamp including a secondary optical system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US7347595B2 Method of providing modulated illumination of a road, and a vehicle headlight for performing the said method Performing Operations; Transporting 16 Active
US7261449B2 Lighting module giving a light beam with cut-off line for a motor vehicle headlight, and a headlight comprising such a module Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6736524B2 Elliptical headlight comprising a secondary light source Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US6874923B2 Lighting device of the elliptical type for an automobile Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 10 Expired
US10100997B2 Semiconductor light source and driving aid system for a motor vehicle comprising such a source Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Active
US6273591A Indicator lights for motor vehicles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US5065072A Power supply circuit for an arc lamp, in particular for a motor vehicle headlight Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US6976772B2 Dual-function lamp device for a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US7121705B2 Headlight for a motor vehicle comprising a reflector and an optical deviation element Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 9 Expired
US6204652A Voltage regulating system for electrical loads in a motor vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7347600B2 Lighting module for a vehicle headlight Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US5980067A Indicator light for a motor vehicle, having a faceted reflector Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 8 Expired
US5964525A Side lamp display or indicating light having an intermediate screen, and a method of making such a screen Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired
US7934861B2 Motor vehicle headlight module for a cutoff beam Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US7980742B2 Lighting module for a motor vehicle headlight Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US7918595B2 Lighting module for motor vehicle headlight Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US6897459B2 Compact elliptical infrared light unit for a motor vehicle Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.