ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,541, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Illumina Inc. (San Diego).
"Illuminated apparatus closure" was invented by Michael Wright (San Diego), Erik Allegoren (San Diego) and Erik Williamson (Carlsbad, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure for an apparatus comprises: a plurality of light sources; a lightguide to distribute light from the plurality of light sources, the lightguide having a first primary surface opposite a second primary surface, wherein the first primary surface has a first surface treatment, and wherein light emitted from the lightguide indicates a status of the apparatus; and a frame supporting the plurality ...