ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,932, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).
"Clip assembly for vehicle torsion rods" was invented by Jose Armando Aguilar (Aguascalientes, Mexico).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A clip assembly for torsion rods of a closure panel of a vehicle includes a clip and an elastic member. The clip is configured to receive a first torsion rod and a second torsion rod. The elastic member is configured to be received by the clip. The clip includes a body member, a first leg extending outwardly in a first direction, and a second leg extending outwardly in a second direction opposite to the first direction....