ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,920, issued on Sept. 30.
"Semi-truck side-view mirror with integral camera" was invented by Keshon Austin (Henrico, Va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The semi-truck side-view mirror with integral camera comprises a side view mirror, a camera, a rotation mechanism, a mounting arm, and a display screen. The semi-truck side-view mirror with integral camera may be adapted to provide a driver with visibility of a tail end of a trailer during a backing turn. The camera within the side view mirror may present an image on the display screen showing the tail end of the trailer. During the backing turn, the rotation mechanism may rotate the ...