ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,331, issued on July 21, was assigned to Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH (Jena, Germany).
"Holographic entry light in a door frame" was invented by Christoph Erler (Jena, Germany) and Siemen Kuehl (Jena, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door frame for a vehicle includes a holographic door sill panel in a lower door frame portion, a suitable lighting assembly in a lateral door frame portion, a holographic door sill panel suitable for such a door frame, as well as a system that is composed of the holographic door sill panel and the lighting assembly and suitable for such a door frame."
The patent was filed on Jan. 24, 2022, under Applicat...