ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,380, issued on March 24, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Flexible lighting system" was invented by Michael John Harmon (Northville, Mich.), Andrew Brand (Bloomfield Township, Mich.), Alison Alexandra Palmer (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Olivia Pan (Dearborn, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly includes a plurality of discrete light modules that are supported by a wall that at least partially surrounds a cargo area. Each light module is movable outward of the wall between a plurality of use positions. Each light module is selectively positionable to illuminate the cargo area or an area external ...