ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,370, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Communication lamp system" was invented by Myeong Je Kim (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A communication lamp system is provided. The system includes a light source unit including a lens and a light source, a piezoelectric element for generating an electrical acoustic signal based on sound, and a processor to control the light source device or the piezoelectric element, and control the light source unit based on the electrical acoustic signal received from the piezoelectric element."

The patent was filed on Dec. 19, 2023, under A...