ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,234, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP B.V. (Oostrum, Netherlands).
"Roof system for a vehicle" was invented by Eduardus Christianus Henricus van Boxtel (Zeeland, Netherlands) and Matheus Simon Wilhelmus Ruiter (Melick, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roof system for a vehicle, comprises a movable roof panel for a roof opening. Stationary guide rails slidably guide an operating mechanism that operates the panel. The operating mechanism comprises a first device for moving the panel rear edge towards a raised position and a second device including a lever for moving the panel front edge in a vert...