ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,385, issued on July 1, was assigned to Valeo Vision (Bobigny, France).

"Illuminated component with an electroluminescence light source" was invented by Colby Darlage (Troy, Mich.) and Robert Fraizer (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An illuminated component comprising: an outer lens, a first layer, a second layer, a third layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The outer lens forms an outside of the illuminated component. The first layer is disposed on a back side of the illuminated component. The second layer is disposed on the first layer to at least partially cover the first layer. The third layer is dis...