Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Light assembly operable as a dome lamp
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Application No.: US14819949Application Date: 2015-08-06
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Publication No.: US09839098B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Stuart C. Salter , Jeffrey Singer , Pietro Buttolo , Arun Kumar
- 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 Vichit Chea
- Main IPC: B60Q1/00
- IPC: B60Q1/00 ; B60Q1/26 ; H05B37/02 ; B60Q3/82 ; B60Q3/74 ; B60Q3/68 ; B60Q3/80

Abstract:
According to one aspect of the present invention, a light assembly of a vehicle is provided herein. The light assembly includes an array of light sources and a plurality of light-directing elements, each configured to direct light received from the light sources in an associated direction. A sensor arrangement is configured to sense a user-supplied action and a controller determines which light sources to activate in response to the sensed user-supplied action.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150367776A1 LIGHT ASSEMBLY OPERABLE AS A DOME LAMP Public/Granted day:2015-12-24
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