ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,311, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to JOYSONQUIN Automotive Systems GmbH (Rutesheim, Germany).
"Trim element with partially reflective top layer" was invented by Frank Huhnerbein (Sachsenheim, Germany), Konstantin Schmidt (Stuttgart, Germany) and Stefan Brommer (Tamm, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Trim element, in particular for a vehicle interior, with a multi-layer structure having a visible side and a carrier side, wherein the trim element comprises the following layers: a first cover layer, optionally a second cover layer which is arranged on the carrier side of the first cover layer and is light-transmissive, a first ...