ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,690, issued on April 7, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).
"Positioning device for a motor vehicle door" was invented by Tobias Klocke (Solingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A positioning device for a motor vehicle door, which is provided in its basic design with an electric motor drive for a positioning element, furthermore with at least one sensor assigned to the positioning element, and with a movement element optionally securing or releasing the positioning element (1, 2) and/or the motor vehicle door. The sensor is capable at least of measuring a force engaging on the positioning element. According to...