US 11,742,854 B2
3D icon for use with a switch and a method of making the 3D icon
David Whitehead, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Thomas Sybrandy, Washington, MI (US); Aidano Nascimento, Oakland Township, MI (US); Tyler Bame, Clawson, MI (US); and David Kovac, Warren, MI (US)
Assigned to INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed by Inteva Products, LLC, Troy, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/118,002.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/947,861, filed on Dec. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0180775 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. F21V 15/00 (2015.01); G06F 3/044 (2006.01); H03K 17/96 (2006.01); B60Q 3/70 (2017.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F21V 15/00 (2013.01) [G06F 3/044 (2013.01); H03K 17/962 (2013.01); B60Q 3/70 (2017.02); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); H03K 2217/960755 (2013.01); H03K 2217/960785 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly, comprising:
a polycarbonate substrate layer having a forward facing surface and a rearward facing surface opposite to the forward facing surface;
a three dimensional icon defined within the polycarbonate substrate layer, the three dimensional icon being a three dimensional shape molded in the rearward facing surface of the polycarbonate substrate layer;
a layer of polyurethane applied to the forward facing surface of the polycarbonate substrate layer;
a non-moveable switch;
a device for illuminating the three dimensional icon, wherein illumination of the three dimensional icon by the device causes the three dimensional icon to be visible on an exterior surface of the assembly.