ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,653, issued on March 31, was assigned to YAZAKI Corp. (Tokyo).

"Vehicle display device" was invented by Nobuyuki Takahashi (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle display device includes a display device that emits a display light. The display device has a display, a circuit board formed of a conductive metal material and on which a light source is mounted, and a backlight case that accommodates the light source and the display. The circuit board includes a main body on which the light source is mounted and which is connected to ground, and an extension portion extending from the main body toward the display. When ...