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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:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventor:
Skylar C. Watson, Williamston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/30 (2006.01); F21V 21/30 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 15/01 (2006.01); F21W 107/10 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/2692 (2013.01); B60Q 1/302 (2013.01); F21V 15/01 (2013.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); F21V 23/0492 (2013.01); F21W 2107/10 (2018.01);
Abstract
A light assembly for a tailgate of a vehicle, including a housing, and a light source. The housing is pivotally coupled to the tailgate for movement of the housing between a use positon and a stowed position. The light source is coupled to the housing. In the use position the light source is positioned outside of the tailgate. In the stowed position the light source is positioned within the tailgate.