US Patent Issued to Bayerische Motoren Werke on Nov. 11 for "User interface for a vehicle, a steering wheel for a vehicle and a vehicle" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,459, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"User interface for a vehicle, a steering wheel for a vehicle and a vehicle" was invented by Etienne Iliffe-Moon (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A user interface for a vehicle presents visible information and acquires user input. The user interface includes a two-dimensional display and an optical faceplate. The two-dimensional display displays information on a display portion. The optical faceplate includes a contact surface, a three-dimensional display surface, and an optic light guide material provided between the contact surface and t...