US Patent Issued to Cooper-Standard Automotive on Sept. 1 for "Sealing lip having improved load loss and compression set properties" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,462, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (Northville, Mich.).

"Sealing lip having improved load loss and compression set properties" was invented by Douglas C. Larsen (Highland, Mich.), Kastriot Shaska (Northville, Mich.) and Peter Koetsier (Westland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealing lip assembly exhibits improved load loss and compression set properties. In a first embodiment, a seal lip has a first end connected to a base and a second end extending outwardly from the base. A hinge is provided in the seal lip between the first and second ends to allow the second end to angularly rotate re...