ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,141, issued on March 3, was assigned to Hyundai Mobis Co. Ltd. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Lighting grill assembly for vehicle" was invented by Moon Sub Hwang (Yongin-si, South Korea) and Soon Mo Lee (Yongin-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are a lighting grill assembly for a vehicle and a method of manufacturing the same, the lighting grill assembly for a vehicle a grill cover, a black paint portion painted using a black paint on a rear surface of the grill cover, and the black paint portion forming a light transmitting portion through which light passes by removing a part of the painted black paint, an inner lens...