ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,513, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to POLISPORT PLASTICOS S.A. (Carregosoa, Portugal).

"Finger or hand lever for a manual brake or clutch lever of a vehicle" was invented by Pedro Jorge Pinto Oliveira Araujo (Vale de Cambra, Portugal).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is enclosed in the area of levers for vehicles such as bicycles, tricycles, motorcycles, snowmobiles or snow motorcycles. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a highly resistant finger or hand lever (10) suitable for use on a manual brake or clutch control lever assembly of such vehicles. In an embodiment, the finger or hand lever (1...