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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Michael Henry Maj, Livonia, MI (US);
Aaron Bradley Johnson, Allen Park, MI (US);
Michael A. Musleh, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); B60Q 1/32 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/323 (2013.01); B29C 45/0001 (2013.01); B29C 45/16 (2013.01); B29K 2023/00 (2013.01); B29K 2023/12 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0018 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A running board of a vehicle is provided herein. The running board includes a step pad and a photoluminescent structure coupled to the step pad. The photoluminescent structure is configured to luminesce in response to excitation light provided by an external light assembly and the photoluminescent structure continues to luminesce for a period of time after the excitation light ceases to be provided.