US 12,173,861 B2
Light emitting system, a design element, a rear view device, a covering device, and a body component of a vehicle
James Nicholson, Lonsdale (AU); Shane Randell Koehne, Lonsdale (AU); Scott Edwards, Lonsdale (AU); Simon Belcher, Lonsdale (AU); Jacob Heath Messenger, Lonsdale (AU); Matthew Chapman-Winter, Lonsdale (AU); Gary Dekievit, Lonsdale (AU); Simon David Field, Lonsdale (AU); Shahad Algurabi, Lonsdale (AU); Sam Thoday, Lonsdale (AU); Dean Caruso, Lonsdale (AU); Bill Frank, Lonsdale (AU); Sascha Björn Heib, Lonsdale (AU); Andreas Herrmann, Stuttgart (DE); Ilka Rötzer, Denkendorf (DE); and Matthias Koller, Stuttgart (DE)
Assigned to Motherson Innovations Company Limited, London (GB)
Filed by MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED, London (GB)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/984,463.
Application 17/569,242 is a division of application No. 16/738,513, filed on Jan. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,346,523, issued on May 31, 2022.
Application 17/984,463 is a continuation of application No. 17/569,242, filed on Jan. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,512,830.
Application 16/738,513 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/722,194, filed on Dec. 20, 2019, granted, now 11,635,186.
Application 16/722,194 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/439,674, filed on Jun. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,563,838, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 16/439,674 is a continuation of application No. 16/378,553, filed on Apr. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,443,807, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Application 16/378,553 is a continuation of application No. 16/378,533, filed on Apr. 8, 2019, granted, now 10,443,808, issued on Oct. 15, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/642,010, filed on Mar. 13, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2019 100 520.5 (DE), filed on Jan. 10, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0067003 A1, Mar. 2, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F21S 43/239 (2018.01); B60Q 1/04 (2006.01); B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B60Q 1/30 (2006.01); B60Q 1/32 (2006.01); B60Q 1/34 (2006.01); B60Q 1/50 (2006.01); F21S 41/20 (2018.01); F21S 41/36 (2018.01); F21S 43/20 (2018.01); F21S 43/31 (2018.01)
CPC F21S 43/239 (2018.01) [B60Q 1/0408 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2619 (2013.01); B60Q 1/2696 (2013.01); B60Q 1/30 (2013.01); B60Q 1/323 (2013.01); B60Q 1/34 (2013.01); B60Q 1/50 (2013.01); B60Q 1/5035 (2022.05); F21S 41/285 (2018.01); F21S 41/36 (2018.01); F21S 43/26 (2018.01); F21S 43/31 (2018.01); B60Q 1/543 (2022.05); B60Q 2400/20 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/30 (2013.01); B60Q 2400/50 (2013.01); B60Q 2900/40 (2022.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A light emitting system, comprising:
a light pipe;
a light source disposed at least partially within an interior of the light emitting system, and configured to emit light when receiving electrical power from an electrical power source, wherein the light source is arranged adjacent to and directed towards the light pipe;
a lens substantially enclosing the interior of the light emitting system, the light pipe and the light source, the lens having an inner surface and an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface; and
a mask comprising
a coating on the lens that includes a desired pattern, and
a transmissive coating covering the coating and providing a smooth surface over the desired pattern in the coating;
wherein light emitted from the light source passes through the light pipe and lens,
wherein the coating comprises laser additives, and
wherein the mask is laser etched by reacting the laser additives with a laser.