ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,516, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to LATECOERE (Toulouse, France).
"Antiblocking vehicle door edge protector" was invented by Sebastien Devillez (Saint Jean, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly of a vehicle door (3) and of a panel (1) surrounding the door in which an edge protector (4) extends along a skin (3a) of the vehicle door facing the skin (1a) of the panel and has a portion disposed between the skins (1a, 3a) following when in a nominal position the geometric alignment of their exterior faces. This edge protector (4) has in a median portion (4b) a profile that is adapted to evolve and is made of an elastic ma...