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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 05, 2017
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);

James J. Surman, Clinton Township, MI (US);

Ulrich Stuhec, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);

Assignee:

FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/32 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21Y 113/13 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/32 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2665 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); B60Q 1/503 (2013.01); F21V 23/0435 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/20 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/40 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01); F21Y 2113/13 (2016.08); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

This disclosure details vehicle puddle lamp assemblies and methods for illuminating the puddle lamp assemblies in a manner that provides a visual indication of a vehicle interior temperature. An exemplary vehicle puddle lamp assembly includes a control module configured to control the puddle lamp assembly to selectively project an illuminated pattern onto a ground surface adjacent to the puddle lamp assembly. The illuminated pattern provides the visual indication of the vehicle interior temperature.


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