US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on July 14 for "Gauge cluster arc lighting" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,204, issued on July 14, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Gauge cluster arc lighting" was invented by Dakota Rosell (Wolverine Lake, Mich.), Joseph Mitchell (Troy, Mich.), Joel B. Thompson (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Justin Klotz (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Kaelan S. Goff (Brighton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An instrument panel for a vehicle cabin includes a gauge cluster configured to display data. A vehicle instrument panel also includes a lighting arc, from the perspective of an operator of the vehicle. The lighting arc extends at least partially around the gauge cluster and generates a vis...