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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Aaron Bradley Johnson, Wayne, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Jeffrey Alan Mesko, Manchester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/24 (2018.01); G02B 6/122 (2006.01); F21S 41/16 (2018.01); F21S 41/25 (2018.01); G02B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 41/24 (2018.01); F21S 41/16 (2018.01); F21S 41/25 (2018.01); G02B 5/02 (2013.01); G02B 6/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A running board top plate is provided that comprises a plurality of light-diffusing waveguides, a reflective layer positioned around a portion of each light-diffusing waveguide, a base layer configured to receive one or more of the light-diffusing waveguides and the reflective layer, and a clear lens layer positioned over the light-diffusing waveguides, the reflective layer, and the base layer.