ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,746, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage (La Verriere, France).

"Wiper system for a glazed surface" was invented by Adrien Peret (La Verriere, France), Frederic Bretagnol (La Verriere, France) and Marcel Trebouet (La Verriere, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a wiper system for a glazed surface, with at least one main body which includes at least one blade rubber designed to come into contact with the glazed surface and at least one embedded motorized member for setting in motion, which is configured to drive a linear movement of the main body along the glazed surface."...