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US 9,038,294 B2Granted
Lighted signs for passenger vehicles
AssigneeLogolights, Inc.
InventorMatthew Meza
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Abstract
A lighted sign for a passenger vehicle includes a decal affixed to an exterior of a window and a lamp housing affixed to an interior surface of the vehicle window immediately opposite the decal. The lamp housing includes an electronics module that illuminates the decal only when the vehicle is moving and when there is insufficient exterior light to clearly see the exterior decal. The decal and design are removable and replaceable.
Claims20
A lighted sign for a vehicle, comprising:
- a decal disposed on an exterior surface of a window of the vehicle;
- a design disposed on a front face of the decal, the design having an ornamental configuration;
- a lamp housing disposed on an interior surface of the window underlying the decal, wherein a front face of the lamp housing has an opaque portion and a non-opaque portion, the non-opaque portion having a shape similar to the decal or the design;
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- an illumination source disposed in the lamp housing and configured to illuminate the front face of the lamp housing.
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A lighted sign for a vehicle, comprising:
- a decal disposed on an exterior surface of a window of the vehicle;
- a design disposed on a front face of the decal, the design having an ornamental configuration;
- a lamp housing disposed on an interior surface of the window underlying the decal, wherein a front face of the lamp housing has an opaque portion and a non-opaque portion, the non-opaque portion having a shape similar to the decal or the design;
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- an illumination source disposed in the lamp housing and configured to illuminate the front face of the lamp housing;
- wherein the illumination source includes an on/off switch, a light sensor, and a motion sensor, all connected to a power source;
- wherein the decal comprises a translucent or transparent substrate configured to transmit light from the illumination source.
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A lighted sign for a vehicle, comprising:
- a decal disposed on an exterior surface of a window of the vehicle;
- a design disposed on a front face of the decal, the design having an ornamental configuration, wherein the decal is removable and replaceable with an alternate decal having a different design with a different ornamental configuration;
- a lamp housing disposed on an interior surface of the window underlying the decal, wherein a front face of the lamp housing has an opaque portion and a non-opaque portion, the non-opaque portion having a shape similar to the decal or the design, wherein the non-opaque portion of the front face of the lamp housing is transparent, translucent, or of a predetermined color;
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- an illumination source disposed in the lamp housing and configured to illuminate the front face of the lamp housing wherein the illumination source includes an on/off switch, a light sensor, and a motion sensor, all connected to a power source wherein the decal comprises a translucent or transparent substrate configured to transmit light from the illumination source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.