ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,236, issued on April 14, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOBIS Co. LTD. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle monitor device" was invented by Kyeong Jun Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a vehicle monitor device wherein, when a wire is pulled and released by operations of an actuator, a monitor plate operates in a telescoping structure such that the length in the upward/downward direction is varied, and a monitor moves straightly upwards/downwards with regard to the monitor plate, thereby implementing an open mode and a closed mode."

The patent was filed on Dec. 7, 2023, under Application No. 18/531,842.

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