ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,316, issued on June 30, was assigned to FERRARI S.P.A. (Modena, Italy).

"Composite body part comprising metal filaments for a road vehicle, relative road vehicle and relative production method" was invented by Stefano Tomei (Modena, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A body part for a road vehicle comprising an outer portion configured to be arranged on the outer side of a road vehicle and defining a first side of the roof panel; an inner portion configured to be arranged, with respect to the outer portion, towards a passenger compartment of the road vehicle and defining a second side of the roof panel; wherein the outer portion co...