ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,558,917, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to DAIMLER TRUCK AG (Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany).
"Wheel cover for a motor vehicle" was invented by Anna Von Ravensberg (Portland, Ore.) and John Gerald Koch (Gresham, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a wheel cover (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising a first cover element (2), configured to be mounted to an axle assembly (3) of the motor vehicle, the first cover element (2) comprising a hole (2') through which a hub (3) of the axle assembly (3) is accessible. The wheel cover (1) comprises a second cover element (4), which is detachably connected to the first cover...