ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,812, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Magna Mirrors of America Inc. (Holland, Mich.).
"Powerfold actuator for exterior mirror" was invented by Mitchell J. Wesley (Wyoming, Mich.) and Timothy W. Condron (Canton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a powerfold actuator and a mirror head. The powerfold actuator includes an electrically-operable motor that rotatably drives a gear that is engaged with an output gear to pivot the housing portion relative to the output gear and a pivot post. The powerfold actuator includes a base portion fixed relative to the pivot post and the mountin...