Patent 7163303 was granted and assigned to Yazaki North America on January, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
An illuminated pointer for an instrument includes an arm section for indicating a display parameter on the instrument, a tail section, and a bridge section extending between the tail section and the arm section. The tail section is configured to focus light received from a light source through the bridge section and into the arm section to more evenly illuminate and/or enhance the brightness of the arm section.