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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:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vyacheslav Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Daniel P. Tollis, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/14 (2017.01); B60K 37/02 (2006.01); G01D 11/28 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/14 (2017.02); B60K 37/02 (2013.01); G01D 11/28 (2013.01); G02B 6/0036 (2013.01); B60K 2370/336 (2019.05);
Abstract
Uniform illumination is provided to a ring-shaped or round instrument panel guage by a light-conducting ring made the exterior surface of which is roughened. The ring is formed to have a light inlet tab that receives illuminating light from a bulb or LED. The ring can have any odd or even-number of light inlet tabs.