ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,212, issued on April 14, was assigned to HUTCHINSON (Paris).

"Hidden framed door for a motor vehicle" was invented by Olivier Blottiau (Amilly, France) and Cyril Lajoux (Vimory, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hidden framed door for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, is disclosed. The door comprises a framework comprising a lower box and an upper peripheral frame which includes a vertical post; a movable window, part of the interior face of which completely covers the vertical post and part of the peripheral edge of which extends along this post when the window is in its upper position; a window guide fixed to the int...