US Patent Issued to Ford Global Technologies on July 28 for "Articulating hinge cover" (American, Mexican Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,692,737, issued on July 28, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Articulating hinge cover" was invented by Cameron C. Canady (Berkley, Mich.), Ian McLaughlin (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Paul Johnston (Northville, Mich.), Scott Milke (Clinton Township, Mich.) and Enrique Emanuel Farias Delgado (Cuautitlan Izcalli, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and assembly utilizes a hinge that couples a vehicle panel to a fixed vehicle structure. A hinge cover is supported by the fixed vehicle structure and extends over the hinge. The hinge cover includes a door that opens and closes in response to the hinge mo...