US Patent Issued to FCA US on Sept. 8 for "Soft opening latch for an automotive vehicle" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,568, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Soft opening latch for an automotive vehicle" was invented by David R Parks (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and system for unlatching a latch includes positioning a ratchet with a compartment door in a closed position with a cinch lever, a cinch actuator and a pawl in a home position, the ratchet closed with a striker fully engaged, and activating the cinch actuator to engage the cinch lever to hold the ratchet in the fully closed position. The method includes moving the pawl to an open position, returning the cinch actuator and th...