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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:
Oct. 22, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 05, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Greg Theobald, Aurora, IN (US);
Luigi Tavernese, Brantford, CA;
Fred Boles, Madison, IN (US);
Edwin Sugg, Madison, IN (US);
Assignee:
Grote Industries, Inc., Madison, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 80 ; 362236 ; 362800 ;
Abstract
A clearance and side marker lamp, or PC lamp, such as for truck/trailer combinations, is provided with LEDs mounted to a plurality of circuit boards. The circuit boards are mounted at predetermined angles relative to each other for directing light in at least three directions. A lens is provided in front of the LEDs and includes a series of prism optics for spreading the light emitted from the LEDs into an arc of up to 180 degrees.