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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:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 12, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher S Allred, Anderson, IN (US);
Dewayne A Landwehr, Anderson, IN (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 61 ; 362 80 ; 362293 ; 362307 ; 362327 ; 340479 ; 359 13 ;
Abstract
An automotive signal lamp is provided including a lens illuminated by a first light source on a first side, a transmissive hologram adjacent the lens for providing an image when the first light source is activated, and a reflective hologram adjacent the transmissive hologram for providing an image when the first light source is nonactuated and the lens is illuminated by a second light source on a second side of the lens generally opposite the first light source.