Patent 11559596 was granted and assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America on January, 2023 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A vehicle door assembly comprising includes a vehicle door panel, a vehicle door handle operably connected to the door panel so as to enable operation of a door latch by the door handle, and at least one sanitizer dispensing mechanism having at least a first nozzle coupled to the vehicle door panel and structured to discharge a sanitizing material onto an exterior surface of the door handle.