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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.:

US 10380924 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2014

Illuminable display element and method for producing such a display element

Applicant:

Weidplas Gmbh, Rapperswil, CH;

Inventors:

Martin Boppart, Staefa, CH;

Steffen Reuter, Uerikon, CH;

Stefan Harke, Wollerau, CH;

Assignee:

WEISPLAS GmbH, Rapperswil, CH;

Attorney:

Sughrue Mion, PLLC

Primary Examiner:

Jong-Suk (James) Lee

Assistant Examiner:

Eric T Eide

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 45/14 (2006.01); B60Q 1/56 (2006.01); G09F 13/04 (2006.01); G09F 13/06 (2006.01); G09F 13/10 (2006.01); F21S 45/10 (2018.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F 13/04 (2013.01); B29C 45/1418 (2013.01); B60Q 1/56 (2013.01); F21S 45/10 (2018.01); G09F 13/0404 (2013.01); G09F 13/06 (2013.01); G09F 13/10 (2013.01); B29C 2045/14213 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3005 (2013.01); G09F 2013/044 (2013.01); G09F 2013/049 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates to an illuminable display element, in particular for a vehicle, which display element comprises a planar cover (). The planar cover has a visible side (), a rear side (), and at least one opening (). The display element also comprises at least one graphic element (), which is provided and/or formed on the visible side () of the cover (), and a lighting means (), which is used to illuminate the opening (). The graphic element () is at least partially surrounded by the at least one opening () in such a way the graphic element () can be at least partially peripherally illuminated by the light of the lighting means (). The cover () comprises at least one elevation () extending upward, within which the graphic element () is arranged above the at least one opening (), and/or the cover () comprises at least one recess () extending downward, within which the graphic element () is arranged below the at least one opening ().

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