ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,641, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Motor vehicle having a gas channel between a battery system and an underride protection plate" was invented by Ralf Keller (Pforzheim, Germany), Gabriel Dilmac (Ludwigsburg, Germany), Philipp Kellner (Renningen-Malmsheim, Germany), Christopher Volkmer (Niefern-Oschelbronn, Germany), Simon FrieB (Kuchen, Germany), Salvatore Maltisotto (Stuttgart, Germany), Sascha Mostofi (Stuttgart, Germany) and Frederik Roost (Stuttgart, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle, in particular with an electric drive, having a battery system and an un...