ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,058, issued on May 19, was assigned to MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A. (Pianezza, Italy).

"Electronic sensing unit for a handle attached on a car door" was invented by Myriam Akanou (Pianezza, Italy), Anthony Guerin (Pianezza, Italy) and Antonio Labalestra (Pianezza, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic sensing unit for a handle attached on a car door includes a sensor and a fixing mechanism. The sensor is attached on an external side of a part of the car door extending according to a reference plane. The fixing mechanism includes a first element and a second element configured to cooperate together. The first elem...