ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,801, issued on March 3, was assigned to BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & Co. KG BAMBERG (Bamberg, Germany).

"Door drive device for electromotively adjusting a vehicle door" was invented by Matthias Seubert (Zeil, Germany), Christian Wagner (Kulmbach, Germany), Melanie Angermuller (Heldburg, Germany) and Frank Schneider (Zapfendorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door drive device for electromotively adjusting a vehicle door comprises an electric motor, a transmission which includes a first gear stage to be driven by the electric motor and a second gear stage operatively connected to the first gear stage, and an output element opera...