ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,679,172, issued on July 14, was assigned to JIANGSU SANJO INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD. (Changzhou, China).

"Air intake structure for vehicle sunroof and recreational vehicle (RV) with sunroof" was invented by Heping Xiao (Changzhou, China) and Qingqing Hu (Changzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air intake structure for a vehicle sunroof is provided. The air intake structure for a vehicle sunroof includes a base, an outer cover, and a grille shutter, where a front end of the base is hinged with a front end of the outer cover; a ventilation duct is formed in the base in a penetrating manner; the grille shutter is provided be...