US Patent Issued to GENTEX on May 12 for "Driver monitoring system with an electro-optic sun visor" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,516, issued on May 12, was assigned to GENTEX Corp. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Driver monitoring system with an electro-optic sun visor" was invented by Steven J. Veenman (Hudsonville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monitoring system for an automobile includes at least one illumination source that is configured to project a first illumination type towards a driver location. At least one imaging device is configured to capture the first illumination type at the driver location. A visor assembly includes a stowed position and an articulated position. The visor assembly in the articulated position obscures at least part of the first illu...