ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,297, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Magna Mirrors of America Inc. (Holland, Mich.).
"System and method for an applique with deployable handle" was invented by Ryan Herman (Aurora, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a base portion configured to mount at a vehicle door. A handle portion includes a grasping portion and is movable relative to the base portion between a recessed position, where the grasping portion is recessed at the base portion, and a deployed position, where the grasping portion protrudes outward to be graspable by the user. A deployment mechanism is operable to...