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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 07, 2022
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Richard Gall, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/04 (2006.01); G02B 5/32 (2006.01); G02B 5/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 13/04 (2013.01); G02B 5/1852 (2013.01); G02B 5/1857 (2013.01); G02B 5/1861 (2013.01); G02B 5/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle applique includes a base structure and a polymeric coating disposed on the base structure. The polymeric coating at least partially covers an outer surface of the base structure. A diffraction grating is integrally defined by the polymeric coating. The diffraction grating has a thickness in a range of from about 100 nm to about 300 nm.