ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,901, issued on June 17, was assigned to Valeo Vision (Bobigny, France).

"Light system with a thick lens having a body portion, waterfall portion, and display mechanism" was invented by Drew Haywood (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Brian Guinn (Troy, Mich.) and Robert Fraizer (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light system comprising: a lens comprising: body portion and a waterfall portion that extends at an angle relative to the body portion so that the waterfall portion is exposed when the light system is installed in a vehicle, wherein the lens comprises a material of a first deposition and a material of a second depositio...