Multifunction LED taillight

• US 20050254240A1
• Filed: 05/12/2004
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Duwaine Walt Lawrence, Garth O'Neil Lawrence
• Original Assignee: Duwaine Walt Lawrence, Garth O'Neil Lawrence
• Inventors: Lawrence, Garth O'Neil, Lawrence, Duwaine Walt
• Application Number:
  US10/843,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20050254240A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/231
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/2607 comprising at least two indicating lamps
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2400/20 Multi-color single source or LED matrix, e.g. yellow blinker and red brake lamp generated by single lamp
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 43/14 Light emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

The multifunction LED tail-light is illuminated by multi colored light emitting diodes (LED). The taillight is divided into seamless sections; there are no visible partition to indicate where one section starts and the other section ends. Each section of the light will react to specific events (eg. Indicator turns on) by emitting a specific color. There will be a section that reacts when the break is applied, when the park light is turned on, when the indicator and/or hazard lights are turned on and when the vehicle is in reverse. However, when only one event is triggered, the entire taillight will illuminate in the specific color that signifies that event

Claims

1. We claim that our invention uses multicolored light emitting diode'"'"'s (LED) to perform all the functions of a conventional vehicle'"'"'s taillight by emitting specific colors to indicate when specific events (eg. Break, park, hazard, indicator and reverse lights) are triggered.

a. Our invention as in claim 1 will signal different events by either emitting a specific color light, increase intensity of the emitted light or flash on and off.

b. Our invention as in claim 1 is made up of seamless sections with each section reacting to a specific event.

c. Our invention as in claim 1 with all sections will illuminate in one color if only one event is being triggered.

d. Our invention as in claim 1 will have specific sections illuminating to indicate specific events when two or more events are triggered simultaneously.

2. A circuit board populated with LED'"'"'s and all its components will perform the function of break light, park light, reverse light, turn-signal (indicator) and hazard-light, independently and/or simultaneously if and when triggered. Our circuit board populated with LED'"'"'s and all its components can vary in size and will also work as a side marker light.

e. A circuit as in claim 2 is placed in a housing that can be manufactures in any shape desired.

f. The circuit board as in claim 2 can itself be manufactured in to any desirable shape or configuration.

g. A circuit board populated with LED'"'"'s as in claim 2 will perform all the functions of a vehicle'"'"'s taillight.

h. Our invention as in claims 1 and 2 can be placed in different shape and size housing and be used as other accessory lights,

i. Our invention as in claims 1 and 2 can be used as a side marker light.