US Patent Issued to Magna Mirrors of America, Magna Electronics on Nov. 25 for "Overhead console accessory system with shared controls, cameras, and lighting" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,358, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Magna Mirrors of America Inc. (Holland, Mich.) and Magna Electronics Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Overhead console accessory system with shared controls, cameras, and lighting" was invented by Austen C. Peterson (Hudsonville, Mich.) and Yuesheng Lu (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular accessory system includes an overhead console configured to mount at an interior portion of a vehicle, and an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror head mounted via mounting structure at the overhead console. The overhead console includes a base portion configured to atta...