US Patent Issued to MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP on May 27 for "Key device for opening at least one door of a motor vehicle" (Indian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,877, issued on May 27, was assigned to MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Key device for opening at least one door of a motor vehicle" was invented by Pramod Mahendrakar (Bengaluru, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A key device for opening at least one door of a motor vehicle includes a housing. At least one opening mechanism for opening the at least one door is arranged on the housing. A reservoir for storing a liquid is arranged on an outer side of the housing. The reservoir is configured to store a disinfection fluid in an interior of the reservoir. The reservoir includes a push mechanism and a nozzle for spraying t...