ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,449,653, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to STONERIDGE ELECTRONICS AB (Solna, Sweden).

"Camera monitor system with self-cleaning articulating camera wing" was invented by Gabriel Lepage (Royal Oak, Mich.), Troy Cooprider (White Lake, Mich.) and Banuprakash Murthy (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A camera arm for a camera monitor system (CMS) includes a base that is configured to be secured to a vehicle, and the base includes a wiper. A pivoting arm is mounted on the base at a joint. An actuator is configured to articulate the pivoting arm relative to the base with the joint. A camera assembly is provided in the pivoting arm an...