ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,297, issued on July 14, was assigned to FLEX-N-GATE ADVANCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LLC (Warren, Mich.).

"Vehicle trim retention system" was invented by Jeremy Rhodes (Armada, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bumper assembly includes a retention member, a front-loaded component, and a bumper shell. The retention member includes a plurality of retaining features. The front-loaded component includes a plurality of receiving members. The bumper shell is positioned substantially between the retention member and the front-loaded component. The plurality of retaining features are coupled to the plurality of receiving members such that t...