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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2002

Filed:

Sep. 11, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Takashi Futami, Tokyo, JP;

Teruo Koike, Tokyo, JP;

Hirotada Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/00 ;
Abstract

A vehicle lamp is disclosed which includes a reflector that is divided into two or more areas by predetermined lines as viewed from the front of the vehicle lamp. The two or more areas are separated by a difference of over 5 millimeter. In addition, the reflector can include a plurality of parabolic pillar shaped surfaces that gather at a central portion and can include a free-curved surface. The vehicle lamp provides an innovative appearance that can be varied to provide a plurality of possible aesthetic designs.


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