ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,477,670, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL GMBH (Lippstadt, Germany).
"Extendable and retractable display device for a vehicle" was invented by Alexander Beschnitt (Lippstadt, Germany) and Bjorn Landgraber (Lippstadt, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The extendable and retractable display device is provided with a flexible display foil which is stiffened by a flexible display foil carrier. The display foil and the display foil carrier can be moved into a housing and back out of this housing by being bent. This is implemented by means of at least one actuator, the lower end of which is supported in the hous...