ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,821, issued on July 28.
"Safety mirror assembly" was invented by Maggi Haynes (Hermitage, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A safety mirror assembly for viewing behind oneself when placing items in a vehicle includes the vehicle, which has a plurality of doors for accessing an interior of the vehicle. A visor is mounted in a rear portion of the vehicle adjacent to one of the plurality of doors. A reflective material is mounted to the visor, and the visor is orientable such that a user may view behind the user via the reflective material when placing items in the interior of the vehicle near the adjacent door."
The patent was file...