US Patent Issued to Bayerische Motoren Werke on Aug. 11 for "Filling device for a vehicle, and vehicle having such a filling device" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,327, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Filling device for a vehicle, and vehicle having such a filling device" was invented by Michael Forstner (Aufhausen, Germany) and Thorsten Hambusch (Landshut, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filling device for a motor vehicle includes a vehicle body flap forming at least part of a vehicle skin and being designed to pivot between a first position and a second position differing from the first position. The vehicle body flap has an opening. A container stores a fluid. A filler neck is provided on the vehicle body flap such that the container can be ...