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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:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Pascal Poirot, Briis sous Forges, FR;
Azedine Hamzaoui, Clichy sous Bois, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Electronique, Creteil, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 ;
Abstract
An indicator light for a motor vehicle includes a circuit comprising a printed circuit, a network of light emitting diodes carried by the printed circuit, and two power supply wires connected to the network. At least one of the power supply wires is a resistive wire having a linear resistance greater than 1 ohm per metre, the length of this wire being such that it provides regulation for the supply current to the diodes.