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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:
Jan. 20, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1996
Kurt Lynn Jennings, Warren, OH (US);
Neil Duane Wolfe, Niles, OH (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
Generally, the invention includes a seat having a back for supporting a passenger. A flap is secured to the seat back along three sides and having an open top thus defining a pocket between the flap and the seat back. A woven fiber optic panel is secured inside the pocket to the inside surface of the flap or the seat back surface. The woven fiber optic panel is connected to a remote light source by a fiber optic cable. The woven fiber optic panel not only provides direct lighting to see down into the pocket but may also be constructed and arranged to reflect off of the seat back at the mouth of the pocket to provide low intensity indirect lighting for the passenger compartment of the vehicle.