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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:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Ali Ammar, Dearborn, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 5/00 (2015.01); B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60R 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/24 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2665 (2013.01); B60R 1/12 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/40 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle puddle lamp assembly is provided and includes a plurality of light projectors located on a vehicle and configured to illuminate different lighted image patterns on a ground surface adjacent to the vehicle. The vehicle puddle lamp assembly also includes a controller for sequentially activating the plurality of light projectors to generate an animated lighted image on the ground surface.