US Patent Issued to Magna Exteriors on March 24 for "Lit badge with roll stamp selective chroming" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,586,487, issued on March 24, was assigned to Magna Exteriors Inc. (Aurora, Canada).

"Lit badge with roll stamp selective chroming" was invented by Mark Hess (Gaines, Mich.), Bradley Cox (Clifford, Mich.), Dan Clarry (Markham, Canada), Gregory P. Milligan (Concord, Canada) and Andre Rest (Richmond Hill, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a badge adapted for a vehicle that includes a first portion formed from a first injection molded process of light transmissive material and a second portion formed from a second injection molded process of plateable material. The plateable portion provides a chrome exterior of trim. ...