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US 2021/0065594 A1Published application
Exterior Lighting in Aircraft Livery
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorRebecca Estelle Burghy
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Abstract
Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for incorporating an illumination assembly comprising a plurality of micro-light sources into an exterior surface of a vehicle for the purpose of producing predetermined fixed or sequenced visual images.
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A substrate, said substrate comprising:
- a substrate exterior;
- a coating layer disposed on the substrate exterior;
- a plurality of light sources incorporated in at least one of:
- the substrate exterior or the coating layer;
- a plurality of electrically conductive traces written into at least one of:
- the substrate exterior or the coating layer, said plurality of electrically conductive traces in communication with the plurality of light sources;
- and
- a power source in communication with the plurality of electrically conductive traces.
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An exterior lighting system for a vehicle, said exterior lighting system comprising:
- a substrate, said substrate comprising a substrate exterior;
- a coating layer disposed to contact the substrate exterior;
- and
- a plurality of light sources incorporated in at least one of:
- the substrate exterior or the coating layer;
- a plurality of electrically conductive traces written into at least one of:
- the substrate exterior or the coating layer, said plurality of electrically conductive traces in communication with the plurality of light sources;
- and
- a power source in communication with the plurality of electrically conductive traces.
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A coating layer comprising:
- a plurality of light sources incorporated in a coating layer;
- and
- a plurality of electrically conductive traces written into the coating layer, said electrically conductive traces in communication with the plurality of light sources.
A method for producing a visual image on a vehicle exterior, the method comprising:
- incorporating an exterior lighting system into the vehicle exterior, said exterior lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of light sources incorporated in at least one of:
- a substrate material exterior or a coating layer, said coating layer disposed on the substrate material exterior;
- a plurality of electrically conductive traces written into at least one of:
- the substrate material exterior or the coating layer, said plurality of electrically conductive traces in communication with the plurality of light sources, and said plurality of electrically conductive traces further in communication with a power source;
- sending a signal from at least one of:
- the power source or a controller to the plurality of light sources;
- controlling illumination of the plurality of light sources;
- activating one or more of the plurality of light sources;
- producing a predetermined illuminated visual image on a vehicle exterior;
- and
- wherein said plurality of light sources are substantially encased in at least one of:
- the substrate material exterior or the coating layer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.