US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on Aug. 11 for "Movable wheel cover apparatus and related actuation systems for aerodynamic efficiencies" (Pennsylvania, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,200, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Movable wheel cover apparatus and related actuation systems for aerodynamic efficiencies" was invented by Troy Wilford-Hunt (Mount Bethel, Pa.) and James John Alexander Dowle (Laguna Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to apparatus for covering wheel components, and related wheel modules and vehicles. In one or more embodiments, a wheel module includes a wheel component including a plurality of wheel openings, and a cover frame. The cover frame includes a plurality of openings, and a plurality of divider sections ...