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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2025
Flex-n-gate Advanced Product Development, Llc, Windsor, CA;
Todd Nykerk, Holland, MI (US);
Flex-N-Gate Advanced Product Development, LLC, Windsor, CA;
Abstract
This disclosure describes a light pipe apparatus which comprises several elements: a first light source, at least one optical sheet positioned above the first light source, a first mask comprising inverted images positioned above the optical sheet, a second light source, at least one clear diffusion sheet, a second mask comprising a slot positioned above the second mask, and a light pipe. Light in the form of an image from the first mask illuminates and passes through the clear diffusion sheet. An edge of the clear diffusion sheet is aligned with the second light source. The second mask is aligned with the faces of the clear diffusion sheet and positioned between the clear diffusion sheet and the light pipe. Each of the first light source and the second light source may be monochromatic or vary in color. Parameters such as timing, intensity, pulsing, oscillation, etc. may be independently controlled.