ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,722, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Magna Electronics Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicular camera" was invented by Clarence P. McElroy (Grand Blanc, Mich.), Matthew C. Sesti (Williamston, Mich.), Richard Rieden (Clinton Township, Mich.) and Steven V. Byrne (Goodrich, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular camera includes a camera housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion joined together to form a cavity within the camera housing. A first electrical connector is disposed at a circuit board and includes a plurality of pin-receiving sockets. The second housing portion has a second electrical c...