ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,460, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).
"Vehicle body structure" was invented by David Kovie (Livonia, Mich.), Christopher J Herrala (Milford, Mich.), Derrick Diver (White Lake, Mich.) and Dion Richter (Ferndale, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle body structure includes a vehicle outer panel, a trim member, a mounting bracket and a radar device. The vehicle outer panel has an outboard surface. The trim member is installed to the outboard surface of the vehicle outer panel. The mounting bracket is installed to an inboard side of the trim member. The radar device is installed to...