US 12,385,619 B1
Lighting device for a vehicle
Bradley Allen Newcomb, Troy, MI (US); Jonglee Park, Novi, MI (US); and Julien P. Mourou, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on May 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/662,009.
Int. Cl. F21S 43/14 (2018.01); B60J 1/18 (2006.01); B60Q 1/44 (2006.01); F21S 43/19 (2018.01); F21W 103/35 (2018.01); F21Y 107/50 (2016.01); F21Y 113/00 (2016.01); H10H 20/01 (2025.01); H10H 20/855 (2025.01); H10H 20/857 (2025.01)
CPC F21S 43/14 (2018.01) [B60Q 1/44 (2013.01); F21S 43/195 (2018.01); H10H 20/855 (2025.01); H10H 20/857 (2025.01); B60J 1/18 (2013.01); F21W 2103/35 (2018.01); F21Y 2107/50 (2016.08); F21Y 2113/00 (2013.01); H10H 20/0363 (2025.01); H10H 20/0364 (2025.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle comprising:
a back glass disposed on a rear the vehicle, wherein the back glass is angled such that the back glass is not perpendicular to a direction of travel of the vehicle; and
a lighting device disposed within the back glass between an inner piece of glass and an outer piece of glass that together form the back glass, wherein the lighting device includes a plurality of light emitting diodes that are configured to emit light in a first direction,
wherein the first direction is not normal to an outer surface of the back glass,
wherein the lighting device includes a substrate on which the plurality of light emitting diodes are disposed, and
wherein the substrate of the lighting device is formed into a stair step pattern.