ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,807, issued on Feb. 3.
"Lighted applique for mounting to an automotive body panel" was invented by Rollin Anthony Tobie (Port Orange, Fla.) and Lacey Jean Tobie (Port Orange, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighted applique for a vehicle body panel including an opaque body panel applique and one or more display element cutouts each having a cutout profile formed in the opaque body panel applique. At least one non-opaque display element is mounted within the one or more display element cutouts such that a panel engagement surface is in contact with a panel exterior surface. At least one lighting element is mounted and an electric...