ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,517, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Sill rocker steel reinforcement system" was invented by Sachithanandam Pinagapani (Troy, Mich.) and Diane R Coopmans (Rochester Hills, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reinforcement beam for a vehicle sill has a first elongated beam with an overall cup shape in cross section with one side longer than the other. A first and second flange that are offset with respect to one another. A second elongated beam panel, opposing the first beam with an overall cup shape in cross section with one side longer than the other. A first and second flange offset with res...