ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,278,077, issued on April 15, was assigned to Huf Hulsbeck & Furst GmbH & Co. KG (Velbert, Germany).
"Actuation device with movable switching element, vehicle and method for actuation" was invented by Artur Boczek (Aalen, Germany) and Gerd Buschmann (Velbert, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an actuation device (3) for installing on a vehicle part (2), in particular in the form of a door or a hatch, having an electric switch means (30) with at least one switch element (31) for initiating a vehicle function and having a housing unit (10) with at least one first and second housing section (11, 12), wherein the ...