US Patent Issued to Honda Motor on June 23 for "Rocker panel restraint clamp kit, aerodynamic test assembly including same, methods of using same, and method of securing different vehicles during aerodynamic testing" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,334, issued on June 23, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Rocker panel restraint clamp kit, aerodynamic test assembly including same, methods of using same, and method of securing different vehicles during aerodynamic testing" was invented by Brian Matthew Warner (Marysville, Ohio), James Michael Przeklasa (Marysville, Ohio) and Matthew L. Metka (Plain City, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp kit and method for removably connecting a vehicle to a load cell in a wind tunnel can include a clamp module, at least one extension and a third fastener. The clamp module can include first and second jaws, a drive member, ...