ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,856, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to SL Corp. (Daegu, South Korea).

"Vehicle lamp having a lens with a functional layer and a color layer" was invented by Jong Ryoul Park (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Michael Luketich (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Arun Kumar Pesala (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle lamp, which reflects light of a predetermined color using ambient light and emits light of a predetermined pattern using internal light, includes: a light source that emits light; a lens disposed in a light emission path of the light source; and a main film attached to the lens. The main film includes: a color layer that ...