ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,801, issued on March 17, was assigned to Newfrey LLC (New Britain, Conn.).
"Pivoting arrangement and cable-guide arrangement" was invented by Henrik Burgsmuller (Giessen, Germany), Anton Konstanz (Giessen, Germany) and Bastian Stau (Giessen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cable-guide arrangement for a motor vehicle sliding door and pivoting arrangement comprising a pivoting arm adapted to receive cables and a support member adapted to be arranged on a vehicle body. The support member comprises a base plate with a first and a second receiving portion, the pivoting arm rotatably mounted to the support member. A cap is connecte...