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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
James J. Surman, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Sleiman N. Abdelnour, Macomb, MI (US);
Stephen Kenneth Helwig, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An illumination apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one luminescent portion disposed in a cavity formed by a handle portion of a closure of the vehicle. The apparatus further comprises a panel disposed in the cavity comprising a reflective surface. The panel is configured to receive light and reflect a first light portion of the environmental light toward the luminescent portion charging a persistent luminescent material of the luminescent portion.