ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,427, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Modular block lamp for vehicles and method of controlling the same" was invented by Hyun Chang Hwang (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular block lamp for vehicles, a method therefor, and a system therefor are provided. The modular block lamp includes an optic including a pixel of the modular block lamp, a plate to which the optic is mounted, and a controller to control the optic and the plate, receive a lamp pattern design selected by a user, determine whether the optic is mounted, compare a pattern of the mounted optic with...