ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,388, issued on July 1, was assigned to Motherson Innovations Co. Ltd. (London).

"Functional means for imaging device, lighting module, rear view devices, driving assistance system and vehicle" was invented by Romeo Wieczorek (Stuttgart, Germany) and Kolluharsha Vardhanrao (Bangalore, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention refers to an imaging device and/or lighting module comprising at least one camera and/or at least one lamp means, a cover element, a filter element and at least one lighting element, wherein the lighting element emits light in the range of the infrared spectral range, wherein the filter element is connect...