ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,710,581, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to S.V.V. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INC. (Sacramento, Calif.).

"Thin and flexible edge-lit waveguide illumination systems with complex surface topologies and light converting properties" was invented by Sergiy Vasylyev (Elk Grove, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An edge-lit waveguide illumination system with a thin, flexible layer of optically transmissive material designed for guiding light through optical transmission and total internal reflection. The system features a randomized two-dimensional pattern of discrete cavities formed on its back surface, and an array of linear cylindrical lense...