US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on May 26 for "Orifice seal system" (Michigan, North Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,146, issued on May 26, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Orifice seal system" was invented by Todd E. Durocher (Warren, Mich.), Christopher A. Michaels (Milford, Mich.), Christa F. Cooper (Warren, Mich.), Luke A. Reini (Spruce Pine, N.C.) and Jeffrey W. Niemczak (Brighton, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A surface includes a first side defining a wet surface and a second side defining a dry surface. The second side is opposite the first side. The surface has an opening extending between the first side and the second side, and a seal system covering the opening. The seal system includes a flexible sea...