US Patent Issued to Ford Global Technologies on March 24 for "Mechanical component for motor vehicle with energy absorption capability" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,523, issued on March 24, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Mechanical component for motor vehicle with energy absorption capability" was invented by Horst Heribert Lanzerath (Bad Muenstereifel, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The sill assembly for a motor vehicle includes a hollow support, a mechanical component, and holding elements. The hollow support extends along a longitudinal direction of the motor vehicle and defines a cavity. The mechanical component is disposed within the cavity of the hollow support. The mechanical component includes at least one reinforcing structure extending paralle...