ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,526, issued on March 24, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Motor vehicle comprising a roof having a first area and two second areas" was invented by Kai Burghard (Rosenheim, Germany), Dominik Exner (Otterfing, Germany), Niko Fontein (Unterschleissheim, Germany) and Matthias Stangl (Friedberg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle includes a roof that has a first area and two second areas, wherein, in the transverse direction of the vehicle, the first area is located between the two second areas, and the roof is lower in the first area than in the two second areas."

The patent was filed on Nov. ...