ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,131, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Vehicle body structure mounted side view mirror" was invented by Mario Contreras Sosa (Naucalpan, Mexico), Isaias Abner Garcia Vergara (Tlalpan, Mexico), Andrew Lee (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Cameron James Daniels (Allen Park, Mich.) and Ted Victor Kolar (Dearborn, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A side view mirror assembly includes a base frame configured to couple to a bracket that is connected to a vehicle static structure. The base frame interfacing with the bracket through a guide that is at least partially received within a pocket when the ba...