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Patent No.:

US 9539940 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 10, 2015

Illuminated indicator

Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Todd Jared Konet, Canton, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:

Vichit Chea

Price Heneveld LLP

Primary Examiner:

Jason Moon Han

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 3/02 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01); B60Q 3/00 (2006.01); B60K 20/02 (2006.01); B60K 20/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/024 (2013.01); B60Q 3/008 (2013.01); H05B 37/0218 (2013.01); H05B 37/0227 (2013.01); B60K 20/02 (2013.01); B60K 20/08 (2013.01); Y02B 20/46 (2013.01);
Abstract

A gear shifter indicator assembly for a vehicle is provided herein. The gear shifter indicator assembly includes a member having a plurality of indicia thereon. A position indicator is configured to move in concert with a gear shifter lever. One or more light sources is disposed below the member and directed towards a photoluminescent structure. The photoluminescent structure is configured to luminesce in response to excitation by the light source to illuminate the indicia.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Salter, Stuart. (2017). Illuminated indicator (U.S. Patent No. 9539940). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9539940

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