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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:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dan Glovak, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Joseph A. Griffin, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Decoma International Corporation, Concord, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/32 ;
Abstract
A lighted running board assembly having a mounting bracket and a framing network secured to such bracket. An illuminated step pad is secured to and supported by the framing network, such step pad including a light source, such as an LED, housed within a light housing member and disposed in a cavity of the framing network. Light is projected through a translucent surface of the step pad.