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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
John X Li, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Jeffrey A Erion, Plymouth, MI (US);
Amir Fallahi, Holly, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ; B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 32 ; 362 61 ; 362298 ; 385 31 ; 385901 ;
Abstract
An illuminator for vehicle exterior lamps using a remote light source. Light is transmitted to the illuminator by a light guide, such as a fiber optic light pipe. The illuminator utilizes a complex mirror and a reflector to collect and collimate over 80% of the light from remote light source into a desired parallel beam for use as an automotive headlight.