Light bar

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8330385
APP PUB NO 20110198995A1
SERIAL NO

12705681

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A light bar system for a vehicle compartment includes a circuit board having a plurality of capacitive-type, user-activated switches, an electrical power source coupled to the circuit board, a light emitting diode (LED) coupled to the circuit board, and a light bar affixed to the circuit board. The user-activated switches are coupled to a vehicle accessory to control the level of operation of the vehicle accessory. The most recently actuated one of the user-actuated switches is detected by the circuit board and the circuit board provides a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal to the LED with a duty cycle of the PWM signal based on the most recently actuated switch. A higher duty cycle PWM signal corresponds to a higher setting of the accessory.

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FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INCSUITE 600 - PARKLANE TOWERS EAST ONE PARKLANE BOULEVARD DEARBORN MI 48126

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Igoe, Denis Patrick Livonia, US 8 203
Salter, Stuart C White Lake, US 1041 6210
Singer, Jeffrey Canton, US 46 957

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