ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,556,668, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Texas Instruments Inc. (Dallas).

"Illumination source having illumination devices and optical combining elements" was invented by Alexander Lyubarsky (Dallas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a housing having opposing first and second surfaces. A first illumination device produces first light, a second illumination device produces second light, and a third illumination device produces third light. The first, second, and third illumination devices are arranged along the first surface. The first light has a first color, the second light has a second color, and the third light h...