ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,108, issued on July 8, was assigned to Magna Mirrors of America Inc. (Holland, Mich.).

"Vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly with extendable and retractable mirror head" was invented by Kenneth C. Peterson (Ada, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head and a mounting arm. The mirror head is mounted at the mounting arm via an adjustment mechanism. With the mounting arm attached at a side of a vehicle, an adjustment mechanism is operable to adjust the mirror head relative to the mounting arm between a retracted position and an extended position. The adjustment mecha...