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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:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
George R. Hulse, Cookeville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Cooper Automotive Products, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/24 ;
Abstract
An illuminated step-up for a vehicle includes a step-up plate mounted on the door sill of a vehicle. A slot extends along a portion of the length of the step-up plate. An optical waveguide formed from a solid piece of material is positioned to release light through the slot.