ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,098, issued on July 28, was assigned to KNDS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH & Co. KG (Munich).
"Mounting device" was invented by Christian Schwippl (Munich, Del.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mounting device for mounting a protective element, in particular on a vehicle, with a mounting element extending along a mounting axis, wherein the protective element can be mounted in a mounting plane via a screw connection with a defined tightening torque. The mounting element has a mounting surface which is arranged offset outwards in the axial direction relative to the mounting plane and on which an external load can be mounted via a second screw conne...