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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. 26, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 06, 2024
Applicant:

Magna Exteriors Inc., Aurora, CA;

Inventors:

Daniel Vander Sluis, Rochester Hills, MI (US);

Patrick Gerrity, Dearborn, MI (US);

Oliver Pace, Clarkston, MI (US);

Assignee:

MAGNA EXTERIORS, INC., Aurora, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/60 (2017.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 3/51 (2017.01); B60Q 3/54 (2017.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 7/04 (2006.01); F21V 13/04 (2006.01); F21V 17/10 (2006.01); F21V 19/00 (2006.01); F21Y 103/00 (2016.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/60 (2017.02); B60Q 1/0035 (2013.01); B60Q 3/51 (2017.02); B60Q 3/54 (2017.02); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 7/043 (2013.01); F21V 13/04 (2013.01); F21V 17/101 (2013.01); F21V 19/004 (2013.01); F21Y 2103/00 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08);
Abstract

A seamless lighting arrangement for a vehicle panel. The vehicle panel has an inside surface and an outside surface. The vehicle panel has a light aperture extending from the inside surface of the vehicle panel to the outside surface of the vehicle panel. Connected to the inside surface of the vehicle panel is a bracket. The seamless lighting arrangement further includes a lens with a bracket connection portion that connects to the bracket and a transmission portion positioned within the light aperture of the vehicle panel. The lens further includes a light unit fixedly connected to the lens. The light unit has a projector port for emitting light from a light source. The light transmission portion of the lens has a light input surface region formed on an inside surface of the lens and a light output surface region formed on an outside surface of the lens.


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