Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automobile with conformal film-based lightguide
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Application No.: US17675606Application Date: 2022-02-18
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Publication No.: US11640026B2Publication Date: 2023-05-02
- Inventor: Zane A. Coleman , Anthony John Nichol
- Applicant: Azumo, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: Azumo, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Azumo, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agent Zane Coleman
- Main IPC: F21S43/235
- IPC: F21S43/235 ; F21V8/00 ; G09F9/33

Abstract:
An automobile comprises a light transmitting film with a thickness not greater than 0.5 millimeters with a core layer, a lightguide region of the film comprises a light emitting region with light extracting features positioned to receive and extract light from at least one light source propagating by total internal reflection within the core layer out of the core layer, and a light mixing region positioned between the at least one light source and the light emitting region, wherein a surface of the portion of the automobile is visible through the light emitting region of the film when the at least one light source is not emitting light and the light transmitting film is conformal with the surface of the portion of the automobile. The surface of the film may have arcuate cross-sectional shape conforming to a curved surface of the portion of the automobile.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220179148A1 AUTOMOBILE WITH CONFORMAL FILM-BASED LIGHTGUIDE Public/Granted day:2022-06-09
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