ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,125, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Novem Car Interior Design GmbH (Germany).
"Shaped part and information display system" was invented by Diana Benz (Weiden i.d. Opf, Germany), Vanessa Mai (Heinersreuth, Germany), Andreas Karl (Speinshart, Germany) and Rainer Merkl (Kemnath, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shaped part includes a decorative layer with a front side designed as a visible side and a back side opposite the front side, and a carrier arranged on the back side of the decorative layer, wherein a transparent or translucent top layer is arranged on the front side of the decorative layer. The invention is charact...