Patents by Inventor Aric D. Shaffer

Aric D. Shaffer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Concealed illuminated center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL)
    Patent number: 8172440
    Abstract: A vehicle including a center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL). The vehicle includes a vehicle body panel formed of a light emitting material of a predetermined color, including a first surface area, and coated with a paint of a predetermined color. A CHMSL housing may be mounted on one side of the vehicle body panel, and one or more light sources may be disposable adjacent or within the CHMSL housing for emitting light through a second surface area of the vehicle body panel when the light source is turned on, with the second surface area being smaller than the first surface area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Gurpreet Aulakh, Ronald H. Miller, Aric D. Shaffer, Dumitru Raceu
  • CONCEALED ILLUMINATED CENTER HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP (CHMSL)
    Publication number: 20090310380
    Abstract: A vehicle including a center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL). The vehicle includes a vehicle body panel formed of a light emitting material of a predetermined color, including a first surface area, and coated with a paint of a predetermined color. A CHMSL housing may be mounted on one side of the vehicle body panel, and one or more light sources may be disposable adjacent or within the CHMSL housing for emitting light through a second surface area of the vehicle body panel when the light source is turned on, with the second surface area being smaller than the first surface area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Gurpreet Aulakh, Ronald H. Miller, Aric D. Shaffer, Dumitru Raceu