ZKW Patents Added Up in '21

ZKW filed a total of 74 innovations for international patent in 2021, 41 of which were new entries. CEO Dr. Wilhelm Steger says “R&D is of central importance at ZKW. Innovative solutions are crucial in order to bring premium lighting systems to the market”. Patented developments include ZKW’s quadruple projection lens system for headlamps, to…

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Hector Fratty

Hector Fratty, DrivingVisionNews President and Founder has been for his entire career in automotive lighting. From 1995 to 2006, he was Valeo Lighting Systems’ chief of R&D, managing a staff of 650 engineers and technicians and a budget of over €70m. He holds 20 patents worldwide. In 2008, after 2 years’ consultancy, he initiated the launch of Driving Vision News, a news pipeline dedicated to keeping the lighting and driver assistance community informed of the latest progress and development in the industry. Hector Fratty presides over the highly‐regarded biennial VISION Congress international automotive lighting and driver assistance symposium. Hector Fratty is also a member of the ISAL steering committees.