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Patent No.:

US 8016442 B1

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Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011

Filed:

Jan. 27, 2009
Applicant:

Takahira Kato, Novi, MI (US);

Inventor:

Takahira Kato, Novi, MI (US);

Assignee:

DENSO International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 11/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An illuminated indicating device includes a dial plate, a pointer, a first light source, a light guide and a light filter. The first light source emits a beam of light and the light guide diverts the beam of light into a first light to the pointer and a second light to a front side of the dial plate. The light filter includes a first filtering portion and a second filtering portion. The first filtering portion is located in a path of the first light to allow a first color of light to pass through and the second filtering portion is located in a path of the second light to allow a second color of light to pass through.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kato, Takahira. (2011). Illuminated indicating devices for instrument panels (U.S. Patent No. 8016442). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8016442

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