ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,585,179, issued on March 24, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Tokyo).

"Wavelength conversion apparatus, light source apparatus, and projector" was invented by Kunihiko Takagi (Okaya, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wavelength conversion apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a wavelength converter that converts first light emitted from a light source and having a first wavelength band into second light having a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, a base to which the wavelength converter is fixed, a light collector that causes the first light emitted from the light source...