ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,950, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle illumination systems and methods" was invented by Jason Lisseman (Shelby Township, Mich.), Adorian Marc (Troy, Mich.), Erick Staszak (Clarkston, Mich.) and Valerie Gardner (St. Clair Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations of an illumination system include a light guide, a housing having a ceiling and defining a window, and a base coupled to the housing. The light guide is supported between the base and the ceiling. At least one light source is disposed adjacent a first end of the light guide. The...