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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2012
Danny L. Minikey, Jr., Fenwick, MI (US);
Frederick T. Bauer, Holland, MI (US);
Michael G. Hendricks, Wyoming, MI (US);
Michael F. Lisowski, Holland, MI (US);
Danny L. Minikey, Jr., Fenwick, MI (US);
Frederick T. Bauer, Holland, MI (US);
Michael G. Hendricks, Wyoming, MI (US);
Michael F. Lisowski, Holland, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
An optical lighting assembly for use with a vehicular outside rearview mirror includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a light source such as a light emitting diode (LED) mounted thereon. An optical device such as a light pipe is positioned adjacent to the LED for propagating light away from the LED. A mirror element includes at least one indicia where light escaping from the light pipe is used to illuminate the indicia.