Vehicle lighting device
June 24, 2014. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesLighting fixture utilizing a multi-layered hologram as a lens element Combination lamp assembly of monochromatic appearance capable of glowing in different colors Motor vehicle combination lamp Vehicle lamp device Lighting device for vehicle Reverse light blocking hologram for a center high mounted stoplight Automobile signal lamp Signal lamp composed of light emitting diodes for vehicle Universal stand-alone holographic center high mounted stoplight Linear lamp holographic trapped beam center high mounted stoplight Patent #: 5347435 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 265159 filed on 06/24/1994US Classes:362/545, Including light emitting diode359/19, Lens362/308RefractorExaminersPrimary: Yeung, James C.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB60Q 001/26Foreign Application Priority Data1993-06-24 JPAbstractA lighting device includes a lighting device body, a light source placed within the lighting device body, a lens mounted in the front opening of the lighting device body, and a hologram attached to at least one specific area on the lens. At least part of light emitted from the light source is refracted by the hologram and a holographic image recorded in the hologram 16 is reproduced. A desired pattern is recorded is recorded in the form of a holographic image in the hologram. Visual presentation and light distribution characteristics, like those a conventional lighting device having a pattern of lens steps physically formed in the lens surface, can be obtained without additional optical parts. | |
