US Patent Issued to Magna Mirrors of America on Jan. 13 for "Vehicular exterior mirror assembly with dual/nested coil spring at pivot joint" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,138, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Magna Mirrors of America Inc. (Holland, Mich.).

"Vehicular exterior mirror assembly with dual/nested coil spring at pivot joint" was invented by Johnathan D. Nise (Kentwood, Mich.) and Adam S. McCain (Petoskey, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head that includes a mirror reflective element and a mounting base configured for attachment at a side of a vehicle. The mirror head is movable relative to the mounting base between an extended position and a folded position. A pivot assembly includes (i) a pivot post fixed relative to th...