Patent ID: 11914259
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  F  G

Claim 12:
13. A vehicle surface, comprising:
a first transparent layer;
a second transparent layer;
a light source;
a transparent light-carrying layer optically coupled with the light source, the transparent light-carrying layer positioned between the first transparent layer and the second transparent layer;
a first absorbing portion operably associated with a first boundary of the transparent light-carrying layer; and
a second absorbing portion operably associated with a second boundary of the transparent light-carrying layer,
wherein the first absorbing portion and the second absorbing portion are adapted such that a first portion of light rays emitted by the light source are absorbed and a second portion of the light rays emitted by the light source are internally reflected within the transparent light-carrying layer.