MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311086067 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, Germany, on Dec. 16, 2023, for 'bumper cover assembly for a trailer hitch of a vehicle.'

Inventor(s) include Manjunatha Anthakanavar.

The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present disclosure provides a bumper cover assembly (220) for a trailer hitch (202) of a vehicle. The bumper cover assembly (220) includes a bumper cover (208) to cover a cutout (206) provided on a bumper for movement of a ball neck portion (204) of the trailer hitch (202). A first plate (210) is welded to...