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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2021
Putco, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Xiao Jun Tian, Guangzhou, CN;
Conner Schramm, Des Moines, IA (US);
James P. Elwell, Grimes, IA (US);
Matthew Thompson, Des Moines, IA (US);
Seth Hoogendoorn, Des Moines, IA (US);
Parker Freeman, Des Moines, IA (US);
Putco, Inc., Des Moines, IA (US);
Abstract
A lighted accessory and/or corresponding method of installation seamlessly replace an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) lighting apparatus and/or accessory. The accessory includes a front side and back side with a circuit board positioned therebetween. One side of the accessory includes translucent portion(s). The circuit board includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) which are aligned with the translucent portion of the front side of the accessory such that when the LEDs are illuminated, light is emitted from the accessory. The circuit board also includes at least one microcontroller and a radio-frequency interference filter circuit wherein the microcontroller controls the LEDs and the radio-frequency interference filter circuit mitigates RF emissions.