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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2023
Coreled Systems, Llc, Livonia, MI (US);
John Kahl, Troy, MI (US);
Nadia Zelikovskaya, Plymouth, MI (US);
Derek Mallory, Northville, MI (US);
Brian C. Wells, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US);
CoreLED Systems, LLC, Livonia, MI (US);
Abstract
An illuminated sign includes a printed circuit board a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on the printed circuit board; a reflective layer disposed over the printed circuit board, the reflective layer being patterned to expose the light emitting diodes and a predetermined area around each of the light emitting diodes; an optionally transmissive lightguide layer disposed over the reflective layer; and a patterned light mask disposed over the clear lightguide layer, the light mask having opaque portions and transparent or translucent portions, wherein transparent or translucent portions of the light mask overlay the reflective layer and opaque portions of the light mask overlay the light emitting diodes.