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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Christopher Anthony Danowski, Rochester, MI (US);
Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/24 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 21/30 (2006.01); F21V 19/00 (2006.01); F21V 14/02 (2006.01); B60Q 1/00 (2006.01); F41G 1/35 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21W 101/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 1/245 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0035 (2013.01); B60Q 1/0076 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2611 (2013.01); F21V 14/02 (2013.01); F21V 19/003 (2013.01); F21V 21/30 (2013.01); F21V 23/0435 (2013.01); F41G 1/35 (2013.01); B60Q 2900/30 (2013.01); F21W 2101/02 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); H05B 33/0845 (2013.01); H05B 33/0857 (2013.01); H05B 37/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting system is provided herein. The lighting system includes a spotlight is mounted to a vehicle, a controller for operating the spotlight, and a pointer device for specifying an intended target. The controller aims the spotlight in the direction of the intended target based on input provided by the pointer device.