US Patent Issued to PO Lighting Czech, s.r.o. on Jan. 27 for "Backlit bodywork element including a chrome layer" (Czech, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,026, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to PO Lighting Czech, s.r.o. (Senov u Noveho Jicina, Czech Republic).

"Backlit bodywork element including a chrome layer" was invented by Mario Salas (Senov u Noveho Jicina, Czech Republic) and Stephen Morris (Northville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle bodywork element comprising a body made of a transparent material comprising an internal face and an external face and a light source placed behind the internal face of the body, wherein the internal face is covered by a layer of metal deposit, said layer of metal deposit being covered by a layer of an opaque material, both lay...