ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,471, issued on July 14, was assigned to FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE (Nanterre, France).

"Dashboard crossbeam assembly for a vehicle" was invented by Gregory Martin (Beauvais, France), Christophe Coupe (Crillon, France), Mickael Trannoy (Cauvigny, France) and Annasaheb Bhujade (Pune, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A dashboard crossbeam assembly for a vehicle includes a dashboard crossbeam with a first longitudinal portion, preferably made of plastic-containing material, the first longitudinal portion forming a plurality of fastening interfaces. Each fastening interface has a recess for receiving a lug. The dashboard crossbeam a...