ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,914, issued on March 17, was assigned to ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg).
"Side structure for a motor vehicle" was invented by Gagan Tandon (Canton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Side structure (1) for a motor vehicle (3) including an inner and outer frame (11, 13) each forming a closed ring and having two openings corresponding to the front and rear doors (8, 10), wherein the inner and outer frames (11, 13) are each formed by hot stamping respectively an inner and an outer frame blank (111, 113), each being a single tailor welded blank made of steel and wherein the inner and outer frames (11,13) are assembled to form a hollow vol...