ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,690, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to FICOMIRRORS, S.A.U. (Barcelona, Spain).

"Blind spot indicator assembly for a motor vehicle and rear-view mirror comprising said blind spot indicator assembly" was invented by Nestor Ruiz Ortega (Viladecavalls, Spain) and Maria Luisa Novella Requena (Viladecavalls, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The blind spot indicator assembly (100) comprises a housing (110) having a first area (120) in an inner surface thereof with a light-reflective portion, a light source (200) to project light along a first direction (D1) to the light-reflective portion, a lens assembly (300) with a light-receiving por...