ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,684, issued on May 13, was assigned to YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA INC. (Canton, Mich.).
"Head-up display unit for vehicle including flocking and methods for applying flocking onto same" was invented by Ching Fong (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Franky Tenka (Canton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of flocking and various embodiments of head-up displays for a vehicle are contemplated. Some embodiments of a head-up display unit can include a display unit configured to display an image onto an observation surface of a vehicle and trim structure located about a periphery of the display unit. The trim structure can have an exterior surface ...