ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,098, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Nichia Corp. (Anan, Japan).

"Light source module, vehicle light fixture, and automobile" was invented by Takuma Asano (Yokohama, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light source module includes a housing, a light source substrate, a light-emitting element, an optical component, and a heat dissipation plate. The light source substrate is mounted to the housing. The light-emitting element is disposed on the light source substrate. The optical component is provided inside the housing, and light irradiated from the light-emitting element travels through the optical component and exits out of the...