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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:
Nov. 30, 2021

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Aaron Bradley Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US);

Luciano Lukacs, Plymouth, MI (US);

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

David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);

Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/40 (2018.01); F21S 43/31 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21W 103/20 (2018.01); F21W 103/35 (2018.01); F21W 104/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21S 43/40 (2018.01); F21S 43/14 (2018.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01); F21S 43/31 (2018.01); F21W 2103/20 (2018.01); F21W 2103/35 (2018.01); F21W 2104/00 (2018.01);
Abstract

This disclosure relates to an exterior light assembly for a motor vehicle and a method of using the same. An example light assembly includes a light source and a lens arrangement including a near field lens, a reflective plate, and an outer lens. The light assembly further includes a reflector including a first surface configured to reflect light exiting the near field lens toward the reflective plate and further includes a second surface opposite the first surface. The second surface is configured as a decorative surface and is visible from an exterior of the motor vehicle.


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