ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,314, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to MAGNA MIRRORS OF AMERICA INC. (Holland, Mich.).

"Vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly with blind zone indicator" was invented by Gregory A. Huizen (Hudsonville, Mich.) and Mark E. Kramer (Zeeland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting structure, a mirror reflective element, a mirror back plate, a heater element, and a blind zone indication module. The heater element is disposed between the mirror back plate and the mirror reflective element. The blind zone indication module includes a diffuser and a housing that houses a circ...