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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2016
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Christopher Anthony Danowski, Rochester, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle illumination apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one light generating layer configured to conform to an outer surface of a panel of the vehicle. The light generating layer comprises a plurality of electrodes having a plurality of LEDs in a semiconductor ink disposed therebetween. The plurality of LEDs is operable to emit a first emission. The apparatus further comprises a controller configured to selectively activate the plurality of LEDs in response to a navigational direction of the vehicle.