US Patent Issued to International Automotive Components Group on July 21 for "Hybrid electronic/mechanical release handle for a vehicle interior" (German, Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,053, issued on July 21, was assigned to International Automotive Components Group GmbH (Dusseldorf, Germany).

"Hybrid electronic/mechanical release handle for a vehicle interior" was invented by David Mark Pascoe (Aurora, Canada), Sung-uk Kim (Grafing, Germany) and Carter Scott Cannon (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a hybrid electronic/mechanical release handle for positioning on the interior of a vehicle door panel comprising a bezel cup carrier containing an electronic sensor and mechanical handle, wherein said bezel cup carrier defines an opening for insertion of one or a plurality of a user's fingers in...