US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on April 21 for "Reactive panel aerodynamic system for vehicle underbody" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,256, issued on April 21, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Reactive panel aerodynamic system for vehicle underbody" was invented by Peter Martucci (Commerce Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerodynamic system for a vehicle that includes a structure. The structure includes a body that defines an underbody. The vehicle includes an assembly that moves relative to the body. A panel system is coupled with the underbody and includes an aerodynamic panel defining an opening and a reactive panel that closes the opening. The aerodynamic panel is coupled with the body at the underbody. The reacti...