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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. 13, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Christian Tanguy, Rochester, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vyacheslav B. Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Christian Tanguy, Rochester, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems US, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An illuminated instrument cluster utilizes a single light emitting diode to backlight the entire dial surface. The LED is aligned with a light guide then directs light into a cavity of a light housing. The cavity includes a surface that reflects light upwardly onto a back surface of the dial face to provide the desired illumination.