ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,356,130, issued on July 8, was assigned to Harman International Industries Inc. (Stamford, Conn.).

"Microphone arrangement" was invented by Viktor Dobos (Kecskemet, Hungary), Peter Atilla Kardos (Budapest, Hungary), Zoltan Giang-Son Kleinheincz (Pilisborosjen, Hungary) and Peter Tamas Podlocz (Budapest, Hungary).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microphone arrangement comprises a retractable door handle that, when in a closed position, is retracted in a body work of a vehicle, and, when in an in-use position, protrudes from the body work of the vehicle."

The patent was filed on May 3, 2023, under Application No. 18/311,581.

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