ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,029, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to TOYODA GOSEI Co. LTD. (Aichi-pref., Japan).
"Luminescent emblem" was invented by Kento Hayashi (Kiyosu, Japan) and Yuki Tanaka (Kiyosu, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A luminescent emblem includes a housing including a reflection surface, a cover including at least one transmissive part through which visible light transmits, and a substrate on which a light source is mounted. The housing includes a bottom wall portion, an outer peripheral wall portion, and a connection wall portion. The bottom wall portion includes a projection projecting toward the cover. The projection includes a flat p...