ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,917, issued on March 17, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).
"Body panel assembly" was invented by Bobby Fuentes (Novi, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A body panel includes a main body and a flexible material portion. The main body has an overall elongated shape that defines a first lengthwise edge, a second lengthwise edge and a bottom edge. The flexible material that extends along a portion of the first lengthwise edge, at least a portion of the second lengthwise edge and along the bottom edge."
The patent was filed on Nov. 30, 2022, under Application No. 18/072,464.
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