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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
Applicant:
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Valeo North America, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 9/00 (2018.01); F21S 43/236 (2018.01); F21S 41/24 (2018.01); F21S 43/247 (2018.01); G02B 27/30 (2006.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 41/20 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/236 (2018.01); F21S 41/141 (2018.01); F21S 41/24 (2018.01); F21S 41/285 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/247 (2018.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01); G02B 27/30 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract
A device, a light guide, and a method for automotive lighting are provided. The device includes a light source and a light guide. The light source provides light rays. The light guide includes two or more aspheric surfaces having at least a common focal point. The two or more aspheric surfaces are configured to maintain total internal reflection of the light rays in the light guide.