ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,297, issued on April 14, was assigned to KYOWA SANGYO CORP. (Toyota, Japan).
"Vehicle sun visor" was invented by Takashi Haraguchi (Toyota, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle sun visor has a light source on a light guide plate back side allowing light to be emitted, a visor main body, and a light source inside the body. A light guide plate is installed on a light source front side. The plate has a first exit surface reflecting light inside the plate from a back surface. A second exit surface reflecting light passing along the plate is formed on its back surface. A mirror plate is installed alongside on the plate front si...