ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,333, issued on July 21, was assigned to Magna Mirrors of America Inc. (Holland, Mich.).
"Vehicular exterior rearview mirror actuator" was invented by Rudy A. Morey (Hudsonville, Mich.), Eric Peterson (West Olive, Mich.) and Matthew V. Steffes (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicular exterior rearview mirror assembly includes a mounting arm, a mirror head accommodating a mirror reflective element, and an electrically operable actuator disposed at a distal end of the mounting arm within the mirror head. The actuator is electrically operable to adjust the mirror head relative to the mounting arm, with the mirror r...