ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,522, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).
"Underbody structure for a vehicle" was invented by Benjamin Bowlby (Dublin, Ohio) and Pirooz Moradnia (Dublin, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An underbody structure for a vehicle for guiding air underneath the vehicle is disclosed includes a frame having an arcuate structure with a first surface defining a cavity. The underbody structure also includes a panel arranged inside the cavity and adapted to compress under a compression loading and flex back in response to a removal of the compression loading. The panel is arranged between the frame and the underside...