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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2023
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Marc Silva Kondrad, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Kevin Wayne Preuss, Ortonville, MI (US);
David D. Friske, Wolverine Lake, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/233 (2017.01); B60N 2/58 (2006.01); B60Q 3/78 (2017.01); F21S 4/24 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/233 (2017.02); B60N 2/58 (2013.01); B60Q 3/78 (2017.02); F21S 4/24 (2016.01);
Abstract
A user support for motor vehicles includes a flexible cover having a flexible light comprising electroluminescent material that emits light when electrical power is supplied to the electroluminescent material. The user support may include a resilient porous lattice matrix formed by an additive process and may include electroluminescent material disposed on links of the lattice matrix.