ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,248,228, issued on March 11, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Directing projected images for a vehicle" was invented by Manoj Sharma (Troy, Mich.), Thomas A. Seder (Fraser, Mich.), Joseph F. Szczerba (Grand Blanc, Mich.) and John P. Weiss (Shelby Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for directing projections within a vehicle includes a projector for producing a projected image. The system also includes a projection directing module in optical communication with the projector for directing the projected image to a predetermined location. The system also includes a projection surface upon ...