US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on April 21 for "Acoustic improvements in vehicle using electromagnetically latched liftgate" (Indian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,045, issued on April 21, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Acoustic improvements in vehicle using electromagnetically latched liftgate" was invented by Murali K. Konga (Bengaluru, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An in vehicle noise improvement system includes a liftgate hingedly attached and mechanically latched to a body structure in a closed position. At least one selectively energized electromagnetic latch reduces liftgate induced structure borne noise by constraining liftgate displacements under vehicle running condition."

The patent was filed on Feb. 9, 2023, under Application No. 18/166,742....