ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,943, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).

"Door handle assembly" was invented by Penghui Yi (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides a door handle assembly for a vehicle comprising a handle seat, a handle cover, an illumination unit, and a sealing element. The handle seat comprises a cavity and an opening connecting with the cavity. The handle cover covers the opening of the handle seat to close the cavity, and the handle cover comprises a light-transmitting area made of a light-transmitting material. The illumination unit is held in the cavity, and the illumina...