ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,003, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Magna Mirrors of America Inc. (Holland, Mich.).

"Flush door handle for vehicle" was invented by Eric Peterson (West Olive, Mich.) and Justin E. Sobecki (Rockford, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular exterior door handle assembly includes a base portion disposed at a door handle region of a vehicle door. A handle portion is movable relative to the base portion between a recessed position and a deployed position. An actuator includes a motor that is electrically operable to move the handle portion between the recessed position and the deployed position. The actuator includes a positi...