US Patent Issued to Autosystems a division of Magna Exteriors on July 21 for "Modular cutoff shield for headlights" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,270, issued on July 21, was assigned to Autosystems a division of Magna Exteriors Inc. (Aurora, Canada).

"Modular cutoff shield for headlights" was invented by Gaurav Bhutani (Whitby, Canada), Patrick J. Stuart (Harrowsmith, Canada) and Richard Rupke (Colborne, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighting module for a headlight in a vehicle includes: a light source; a lens; and a housing. The housing holds the light source. The housing also holds the lens at a fixed position relative to the light source and spaced apart therefrom. The housing includes an outer surface that defines a slot. A cutoff shield extends through the slot ...