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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
James J. Surman, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Cornel Lewis Gardner, Romulus, MI (US);
Steven J. Antilla, Brighton, MI (US);
Daniel Weckstein, Novi, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A lighting assembly including a circuit is disclosed. The circuit is configured to be disposed in a panel defining a cavity forming an opening. The circuit includes a light source in communication with a controller and an exposed conductive portion conductively connected to an isolation terminal. The exposed conductive portion is oriented proximate the opening and provides a path for an electrical discharge to protect the light source from the electrical discharge.