ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,911, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Magna Mirrors of America Inc. (Holland, Mich.).
"Vehicular door handle assembly" was invented by Marshall A. Zerbe (Decatur, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a base portion that mounts at a door and a handle portion. The handle portion is movable relative to the base portion between a recessed position and an extended position. A light module is disposed between the base portion and an outer panel of the door at or near a cutout region of the outer panel of the door. With the handle portion in the recessed position, a light emitting element...