Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-16
2007-01-16
Luebke, Renee (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Automobile
Reexamination Certificate
active
10943162
ABSTRACT:
In an illumination device for license plate which illuminates the license plate from the front side thereof, at least one light source consist of a white LED is arranged at a position upward or obliquely upward of the license plate in such a manner that optical axes thereof traverse with a lower range than the center of the license plate, and a reflector is arranged at a position obliquely downward seen from an observer's side of the light source, receiving a light directing to the observer's side from a portion of a light emitted from the light source, and converting the light into a light irradiating the center or the lower part of the license plate. Further, a garnish for accommodating the light source and having a light transmitting part can be provided to the illumination device.
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Adachi Takao
Esaka Katsumi
Ikeda Kazutoshi
Misawa Akihiro
Oba Tatsuya
Luebke Renee
McGinn IP Law Group, PLLC.
Shallenberger Julie A.
Toyoda Gosei Co,., Ltd.
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