The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2008
Gurpreet Aulakh, Brownstown Township, MI (US);
Ronald H. Miller, Saline, MI (US);
Aric D. Shaffer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Dumitru Raceu, Warren, MI (US);
Gurpreet Aulakh, Brownstown Township, MI (US);
Ronald H. Miller, Saline, MI (US);
Aric D. Shaffer, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Dumitru Raceu, Warren, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle including a center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL). The vehicle includes a vehicle body panel formed of a light emitting material of a predetermined color, including a first surface area, and coated with a paint of a predetermined color. A CHMSL housing may be mounted on one side of the vehicle body panel, and one or more light sources may be disposable adjacent or within the CHMSL housing for emitting light through a second surface area of the vehicle body panel when the light source is turned on, with the second surface area being smaller than the first surface area.