US Patent Issued to Nissan North America on June 16 for "Vehicle doors including reinforcement members" (Mexican Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,654,521, issued on June 16, was assigned to Nissan North America Inc. (Franklin, Tenn.).

"Vehicle doors including reinforcement members" was invented by Jose Adrian Delgado Hernandez (Toluca, Mexico), Ernesto Velazquez (Toluca, Mexico) and Diego Armando Dominguez Lopez (Toluca, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle door is disclosed that includes: an outer panel; an inner panel located inboard of the outer panel; a window channel; a window glass; a structural beam; and a reinforcement member supported by the inner panel and the structural beam so as to inhibit force transmission through the vehicle door during a side impact. Th...