ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,290, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A. (Pianezza, Italy).

"Vehicle door handle assembly" was invented by Anthony Guerin (Pianezza, Italy), Guillaume Despreaux (Pianezza, Italy) and Martin Winker (Pianezza, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle door handle assembly includes a bracket and a handle, a first extremity of the handle being connected to a first end of a first lever, a second extremity of the handle being connected to a first end of a second lever, the second end of the second lever being connected to a second end of the first lever with at least one rod, the actuator includes ...