ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,469, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Stuttgart, Germany).
"Exterior trim for a motor vehicle" was invented by Asmir Salkic (Ulm, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An exterior trim for a motor vehicle includes an exterior trim part having a central shape-retaining subcomponent and a first elastic subcomponent connected on a first side of the central shape-retaining subcomponent and a second elastic subcomponent connected on a second side of the central shape-retaining subcomponent. The central shape-retaining subcomponent is adjustable from a first position into a second position and the first elastic s...