US Patent Issued to FCA US on June 23 for "Removable window system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,959, issued on June 23, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Removable window system" was invented by Jason E Schultz (Clarkston, Mich.), David W Pennala (Howell, Mich.) and Sahas Chakilam (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle that includes a vehicle body defining a plurality of openings configured for receipt of a window, and a plurality of retention features that are configured to maintain the window in the opening and permit the window to be easily removed from the opening. The retention features include a rotatable latch that is configured to maintain the window in the opening. Rotation of the latch ...