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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:
Jun. 11, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 20, 2018
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

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

Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);

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

James Stewart Rankin, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); B60R 13/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); F21V 3/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0281 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0088 (2013.01); B60Q 1/26 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2619 (2013.01); B60Q 3/80 (2017.02); B60R 13/005 (2013.01); F21V 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A vehicle badge is provided herein that includes one or more light sources emanating emitted light through a viewable portion. The badge also includes a controller configured to adjust at least one of an intensity or a color of the emitted light. An electric current signal value is independently output to each of the one or more light sources and is configured to alter the intensity or the color of emitted light from the one or more light sources in a linearly perceived illumination pattern.


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