US Patent Issued to Honda Motor on Nov. 3 for "Rocker panel restraint clamp and method for securing same onto pinch flange of vehicle" (Ohio Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,782,231, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Rocker panel restraint clamp and method for securing same onto pinch flange of vehicle" was invented by Brian Matthew Warner (Marysville, Ohio), James Przeklasa (Marysville, Ohio) and Matthew L. Metka (Plain City, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clamp can include a main clamp body, moving clamp body, a first jaw and a second jaw. The moving clamp body can be supported by and movable relative to the main clamp body. The first jaw can be connected to the main clamp body and rotatable relative to the main clamp body. The second jaw can be connected to the moving ...