US Patent Issued to U-shin Italia S.p.A on June 17 for "Vehicle door handle assembly with back-up mechanism" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,566, issued on June 17, was assigned to U-shin Italia S.p.A (Pianezza, Italy).

"Vehicle door handle assembly with back-up mechanism" was invented by Thomas Peynot (Pianezza, Italy) and Anthony Guerin (Pianezza, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle door handle assembly includes a handle grip that is movable between a flushing position in which it is flush with an exterior door panel surface and a ready position in which it is protruding and graspable by a user. The vehicle door handle assembly also includes a back-up mechanism that includes a flap covering at least partially a cavity arranged inside the handle grip, the flap...