Illumination – Supported by vehicle structure – Light modifier
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-02
2006-05-02
Ward, John Anthony (Department: 2875)
Illumination
Supported by vehicle structure
Light modifier
C362S512000, C362S513000, C362S464000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07036966
ABSTRACT:
A motor vehicle lamp assembly (10) having a lamp bulb (12) for emitting light and a bulb housing (14) having a light transmissive portion (16) for transmitting light from the lamp bulb to an illumination zone. The housing is coated with a coating material (60), which covers a selected region (32, 34, 36) of the light transmissive portion of the housing. The coating material is electrically energized to alter an amount of light transmitted from the bulb to the illumination zone. A drive circuit (30) electrically coupled to the coating material energizes the coating material to control a light output from the lamp assembly.
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Illume, Inc.
Truong Bao Q.
Ward John Anthony
Watts Hoffmann Co LPA
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