US Patent Issued to Lacks Enterprises on Dec. 16 for "Automotive workpiece with direct and indirect lighting" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,102, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Lacks Enterprises Inc. (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

"Automotive workpiece with direct and indirect lighting" was invented by Thomas Hawkins (Grand Rapids, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A decorative automotive component includes a structure having a textured surface with a plurality of light-reflecting facets. The textured surface is selectively metallized, such as via electroplating, such that a plurality of openings are defined through the metal material and which expose the underlying substrate. A first light source, hidden from view, is disposed above the textured surface and directs light ...