ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,208,733, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to Motherson Innovations Co. Ltd. (London).

"Base assembly, rear view device and vehicle" was invented by Callum Scott-Collins (Portchester, Great Britain), Jakub Spychala (Portchester, Great Britain), Kane Connor (Portchester, Great Britain) and Graham Rehill (Portchester, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure refers to a base assembly of an exterior rear view device to be mounted to a vehicle, comprising a base frame being formed with a door attachment portion for attachment to a door of the vehicle, a head attachment portion for moveably attachment of a head assemb...