ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,627, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Light source apparatus and projector" was invented by Norikazu Kadotani (Azumino, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a circuit substrate that has a first surface and a second surface provided at the side opposite from the first surface and has a first opening passing through the first and second surfaces, a first light emitter that is electrically coupled to the circuit substrate and emits first light having a first wavelength band, and a thermal diffuser provided at the second surfa...