ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,619,072, issued on May 5, was assigned to VALEO COMFORT AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE (Creteil, France).

"Image-generating device" was invented by Ayoub Ben Nachouane (Creteil, France) and Laurent Delpierre (Creteil, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image-generating device is disclosed. The image-generating device includes a light source configured to emit a light beam, a reflector configured to reflect the light beam toward an array of elements with variable transmittance, and a protective cover for the array of elements with variable transmittance attached to the array of elements with variable transmittance. The device includes a main ...