US Patent Issued to Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research on April 14 for "Device for attaching an element to a part of a motor vehicle" (Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,425, issued on April 14, was assigned to Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research (Brussels).

"Device for attaching an element to a part of a motor vehicle" was invented by Julien Boutier (Brussels), Kourosh Bahramian (Brussels) and Eric Patte (Brussels).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attachment device for attaching an element to a support formed by a part of a motor vehicle, including a means for retaining the element, and a body capable of being attached to the support, the body being rigidly attached to the means for retaining the element. The body contains a first part and a second part which are rigidly attached, adjac...