US Patent Issued to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA on May 19 for "Vehicle door assembly" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,996, issued on May 19, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).

"Vehicle door assembly" was invented by David Kovie (Livonia, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door assembly for a vehicle includes a rear door panel and a forward door panel. The rear door panel is configured to be hingedly connected to a vehicle body structure. The forward door panel is hingedly connected to the rear door panel. The forward door panel is configured to be lockingly connected to the vehicle body structure."

The patent was filed on March 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/185,850.

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