ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,583, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Minebea AccessSolutions Italia S.p.A. (Pianezza, Italy).
"Vehicle door handle assembly" was invented by Anthony Guerin (Pianezza, Italy) and Guillaume Despreaux (Pianezza, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle door handle assembly includes a bracket and a deploying mechanism configured to move a handle grip between a flushing and a deployed position. The deploying mechanism includes at least one lever having a front lever, a rear lever, a recess on the bracket, a contact surface on the at least one lever, and a blocking lever placed between the recess and the contact surface. The blockin...