ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,235,495, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to CAILabs (Rennes, France).

"Light source comprising at least one semiconductor chip bearing at least one diode" was invented by Olivier Pinel (Rennes, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light source comprising: -at least one semiconductor chip capable of emitting incident radiation: -an output stage comprising at least one fiber or free space for propagating a plurality of predefined modes; -at least one optical part having a microstructured main surface arranged opposite the semiconductor chip for intercepting the incident radiation, spatially modifying the phase of the incident radiation ...