ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,000, issued on April 7, was assigned to L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES Ltd. (Chennai, India).

"Reinforcement member for a roof structure of a vehicle" was invented by Lokesha Hulikal Swamygowda (Bengaluru urban, India), Sivakumar Jothimani (Virudhunagar, India) and Ravi Kumar Karkal Jayaram (Bengaluru, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Present disclosure related to a reinforcement member for a roof structure of a vehicle. The reinforcement member includes a first portion extending along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The first portion is defined with at least one protuberance. Further, a second portion is angularly connected to the ...