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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
John S Kargilis, Northville, MI (US);
Daniel E Cullen, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Daniel J Pearlman, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/510 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/510 ;
Abstract
A phantom image is temporarily displayed on a body panel of a motor vehicle. The image appears under certain weather conditions and then vanish after a few moments. The image is created when a temperature dependent substance material is present on the body panel and a heat source is applied to the opposite side of the panel with an intervening insulated area in a predetermined pattern.