ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,326,591, issued on June 10, was assigned to Novem Car Interior Design GmbH (Vorbach, Germany).
"Shaped part" was invented by Alexander Martin (Neuhaus an der Pegnitz, Germany) and Philipp Weih (Haag, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shaped part can include a decorative layer having a front side and a rear side, which is opaque except for light-transmissive recesses, and at least one light element which emits light onto the rear side of the decorative layer. The recesses comprise a first and second recess, where the first recess is filled with a first color and/or covered on the rear side of the decorative layer with a first color...