Vehicle exterior lighting systems with tailgate mounted backup lamps

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11668448
APP PUB NO 20230029500A1
SERIAL NO

17829430

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Vehicle exterior lighting systems for vehicles equipped with tailgate assemblies may be configured to provide redundant backup lighting functionality for all tailgate positions (e.g., closed, open, and removed). Exemplary systems may include both vehicle static body structure mounted backup lamps and tailgate structure mounted backup lamps for providing the backup lighting redundancy.

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  • FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Aquilina, Anthony Nicholas Royal Oak, US 7 27
Meissner, Kenneth C Royal Oak, US 2 0
Ross, Corey M Schaumburg, US 2 0
Vanbelle, Michael Bryan Canton, US 7 54

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