ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,097, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Stellantis Auto SAS (Poissy, France) and Flex-N-Gate (Audincourt, France).
"Hood ornament lamp housing" was invented by Zakariae Zhaoui (Audincourt, France) and Aslam Adam (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hood ornament lamp housing is provided to provide illumination through a cut out area in an outer vehicle hood. The lamp housing has first and second sections. The first housing section houses electrical components such as a printed circuit board. The first housing section includes a mounting flange configured to connect the first housing ...