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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2024
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
David D. Friske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Michael Joseph Niksa, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/49 (2017.01); B60Q 3/20 (2017.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/49 (2017.02); B60Q 3/20 (2017.02); H02J 50/10 (2016.02);
Abstract
A convertible vehicle lighting assembly includes a top of a convertible vehicle. The top is configured to be transitioned between a closed position and an open position relative to a body of the convertible vehicle. Printed electronics are applied to the top. A lighting device is mounted to the top. The lighting device is powered by electrical energy that is transferred to the lighting device through the printed electronics.