ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,433, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to GENTEX Corp. (Zeeland, Mich.).
"Compact windshield attachment system" was invented by Ulrich A. Kuester (Spring Lake, Mich.) and Bradley L. Busscher (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting apparatus for attaching a rearview assembly to a windshield may comprise a wedge; a mount configured to support the rearview assembly, the mount in contact with the wedge on at least one surface; and a spring comprising two legs with bent surfaces and configured to deflect outward from one another upon installation and having a lobe at the end of each leg, the spring configured to secure ...