ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,713, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to HELLA GMBH & Co. KGAA (Lippstadt, Germany).

"Light guide for a lighting element" was invented by Niko Thomanek (Soest, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a light guide for a lighting element, wherein the light guide comprises a lighting body, wherein the lighting body comprises an interface for coupling in light beams."

The patent was filed on Oct. 16, 2024, under Application No. 18/917,375.

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