ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,649,480, issued on June 9, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Courteous mode for adjusting vehicle functions" was invented by Brian David Bell (Torrance, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a courteous mode for adjusting vehicle functions. More particularly, this disclosure describes a button within an instrument cluster of a vehicle to remove flashing of a headlight or signaling of an audible alert such that the owner of the vehicle may be considerate of others. When the button has been actuated, and a door on the vehicle has been opened or closed, the mode prevents the flashing or signalin...