ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,447, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Maxon Industries Inc. (Santa Fe Springs, Calif.).
"Liftgate with integrated rearview visibility" was invented by Michael Carmenaty (South Gate, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disclosed system includes a liftgate housing; a tab of the liftgate housing moveable to an acute angle relative to a first portion of the liftgate housing; a tab aperture disposed in the tab; a first wall and a second wall attached to the liftgate housing, where the first wall, the second wall, and the tab form a barrier to prevent debris from entering into the housing; a camera, where at least a portion of the came...