ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,867, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA (Lippstadt, Germany) and Faurecia Innenraum Systeme GmbH (Hagenbach, Germany).
"Vehicle trim part with lighting function" was invented by Maxime Musy (Karlsruhe, Germany) and Heiko Schone (Zell im Wiesental, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle trim part with a lighting function can comprise an at least partially light transmitting cover layer and a light emitting light system for at least partially emitting light towards the cover layer. A carrier can be arranged between the light emitting light system and the cover layer. The carrier can comprise a plurality ...