ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,469, issued on June 2, was assigned to Magna Mirrors of America Inc. (Holland, Mich.).
"Vehicular side door with integrated base for exterior mirror" was invented by Kenneth C. Peterson (Ada, 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 system includes a vehicle door having an inner sheet metal portion and an outer sheet metal portion. A base bracket includes (i) a body portion, (ii) a mirror mounting portion that extends from the body portion and (iii) an attaching portion that extends from the body portion. The attaching portion is attached at the inner sheet ...