ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,577, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).
"Vehicle front end assembly" was invented by Stephen Pfingsten (Royal Oak, Mich.), David Coakley (Macomb, Mich.) and Tony Tognetti (Brownstown Township, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle front end assembly includes a grille, a front end module, an upper grille panel and a bell crank assembly. The front end module has a radiator positioned rearwardly with respect to the grille. The upper grille panel extends rearwardly with respect to the grille and overlies the front end module. The upper grille panel has a bell crank access area. The bell...