US Patent Issued to Bayerische Motoren Werke on March 24 for "Filling device for a vehicle, and vehicle having such a filling device" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,418, issued on March 24, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Filling device for a vehicle, and vehicle having such a filling device" was invented by Thorsten Hambusch (Landshut, Germany) and Nico Rehtanz (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A filling device for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes: a vehicle body flap which forms at least part of a skin of the vehicle and is designed to pivot between a first position and a second position that differs from the first position, the vehicle body flap having an opening; a container for storing a fluid; and a filler neck which is mounted on the vehicle ...