ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,415, issued on May 20, was assigned to International Automotive Components Group GmbH (Dusseldorf, Germany).
"Cover for an airbag device, interior trim part and method for manufacturing a cover" was invented by Michael Loch (Freising, Germany) and Siegfried Lesnik (Toenisvorst, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cover for an airbag device disposed on a supporting portion including an exit opening for an airbag, which is covered with a cover component. The cover includes a cover layer applied to the supporting portion and the cover component, the cover layer being weakened along a weakening line in or near a hinge region of the ...