ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,821, issued on April 29, was assigned to U-Shin Italia S.p.A. (Pianezza, Italy).

"Vehicle door handle assembly" was invented by Thomas Peynot (Pianezza, Italy), Anthony Guerin (Pianezza, Italy) and Frederic Citron (Pianezza, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In a vehicle door handle assembly, a first lever rotates between a rest position where a first extremity is in a rest position, a deployed position where the first extremity is outside a bracket, and an opening position where the first lever actuates an opening lever. A second lever rotates between a rest position where a second extremity is in a rest position, an activation po...