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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John Steven Ban, Jr., Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Matthew Cramer Mullen, New Hudson, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60S 1/04 (2006.01); G08B 5/38 (2006.01); B60Q 1/28 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); F21S 45/60 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2013.01); B60Q 1/28 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60S 1/04 (2013.01); F21S 45/60 (2018.01); G08B 5/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A warning light system that is provided for a motor vehicle includes a warning light assembly and a heating element carried on a windshield of the motor vehicle, vehicle forward of the warning light assembly. The heating element is dedicated to providing a clear sight path to the warning light and thereby increasing its effectiveness. A related method is also provided.