ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,791, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to ZKW Group GmbH (Wieselburg, Austria).
"Illumination device for a motor vehicle" was invented by Christian Maier (Berggasse, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Illumination device (1) for a motor vehicle headlight, comprising an illuminant (2) and a light guide (3), wherein the light from the illuminant (2) enters the light guide (3) and exits via an exit section (3a), a first optical element (4) with a light entry surface and a light exit surface associated with the light entry surface, wherein light from the light guide (3) can enter the first optical element (4) via the light entry surface ...