ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,389, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to HELLA AUTOTECHNIK NOVA S.R.O. (Mohelnice, Czech Republic).

"Headlamp for a car with a secondary light source" was invented by Michal Hasek (Lostice, Czech Republic).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A headlamp for a car has a main-beam module and a dipped-beam module. The main-beam module comprises a primary light source and a primary optical element comprising a primary receiving surface and a primary emitting surface which provide the main-beam function. This module includes a secondary light source. The primary optical element comprises a secondary receiving surface and a secondary emitting su...