ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,873, issued on June 17, was assigned to MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Door handle device for a vehicle door" was invented by Asmir Salkic (Ulm, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door handle device for a vehicle door of a motor vehicle includes a handle part and a cleaning device emitting UV-C light. The handle part is adjustable at least between a retracted non-use position and an extended use position. The cleaning device is configured in such a way that it loads the handle part in its non-use position with UV-C light and cleans it as a result."
The patent was filed on March 31, 2022, under Application No. 18...