Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Illuminated running board
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Application No.: US15360229Application Date: 2016-11-23
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Publication No.: US10144345B2Publication Date: 2018-12-04
- Inventor: Scott Stinson , Mark Beilman
- Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Agent Jason Rogers
- Main IPC: B60L1/14
- IPC: B60L1/14 ; B60Q1/32 ; B60R3/02 ; F21S41/19 ; H02J50/10 ; B60R3/00 ; F21S9/02 ; F21V23/06 ; H02J7/02 ; H05B37/02 ; H02J7/34

Abstract:
A vehicle includes a running board operable between deployed and undeployed positions. The running board includes a light source. An energy storage device is electrically coupled to the light source. An inductive receiving coil is electrically coupled to the energy storage device. A transmitting coil is positioned proximate an exterior surface of the vehicle. The transmitting coil is configured to transmit a magnetic field to the receiver coil.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180141486A1 ILLUMINATED RUNNING BOARD Public/Granted day:2018-05-24
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