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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Inventors:
Vyacheslav Birman, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Christian Tanguy, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Daniel P Tollis, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); G01D 13/26 (2006.01); G01D 11/28 (2006.01); G01D 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/0017 (2013.01); G01D 11/28 (2013.01); G01D 13/02 (2013.01); G01D 13/265 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gauge assembly includes a gauge surface and a light guide. The gauge surface includes a concave surface having an illuminable scale. The light guide forms a geometric shape corresponding to the concave surface of the gauge surface. The light guide has ends that curve away from the gauge surface to receive light.