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Patent No.:

US 12342769 B1

Date of Patent:

Jul. 01, 2025

Filed:

Jan. 09, 2023

Method and apparatus for an adaptable vehicle light fixture

Applicant:

Nacho Led Llc, Mesa, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Stephen P Adams, Mesa, AZ (US);

Brad LaMarche, Gilbert, AZ (US);

Assignee:

Attorney:

Michael T. Wallace

Primary Examiner:

Christopher E Dunay

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A01G 7/04 (2006.01); A01G 9/20 (2006.01); B60Q 1/02 (2006.01); G01J 1/32 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 45/3725 (2020.01); H05B 45/46 (2020.01); H05B 47/175 (2020.01); H05B 47/18 (2020.01); H05B 47/185 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H05B 45/14 (2020.01); H05B 45/28 (2020.01); H05B 45/50 (2022.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A01G 7/045 (2013.01); A01G 9/20 (2013.01); B60Q 1/02 (2013.01); G01J 1/32 (2013.01); G01J 1/4204 (2013.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); H05B 45/3725 (2020.01); H05B 45/46 (2020.01); H05B 47/175 (2020.01); H05B 47/18 (2020.01); H05B 47/185 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H05B 45/14 (2020.01); H05B 45/28 (2020.01); H05B 45/50 (2020.01); Y02P 60/14 (2015.11);

Abstract

A method and apparatus for an adaptable vehicle light fixture is provided to activate varying light distribution patterns based upon preconfigured operation of trigger and/or power wires. One or more trigger and/or power wires connected to one or more vehicle light fixtures are preconfigured through wired and/or wireless programming to generate specified light distribution patterns that are responsive to the preconfigurations during manual operation. Wireless preconfiguration includes the use of a handheld magnetic device or smartphone. Wired preconfiguration includes the use of a vehicle-based controller area network (CAN) bus. Any preconfigured operation may be changed at any time by the user by programmably changing the preconfiguration.

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