ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,451,613, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to STANLEY ELECTRIC Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Reflex reflector and lamp device including the reflex reflector" was invented by Kentaro Mori (Tokyo) and Masayuki Kanechika (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reflex reflector includes: a first resin layer and a second resin layer that are integrated together; a retroreflective interface that is an interface between the first resin layer and the second resin layer, and a retroreflective uneven surface, wherein a refractive index of the first resin layer is greater than a refractive index of the second resin layer; and an islands-shaped metal layer that ...