ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,724, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to ADVAL TECH HOLDING AG (Niederwangen, Switzerland).
"Radiator shutter for motor vehicles" was invented by Markus Gobel (Hochdorf, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A radiator shutter for a motor vehicle for controlled engine ventilation, having a frame in which at least two louvres are mounted rotatably to pivot from a closed position to an open position. A motor which drives a single louvre is provided in or on the frame on an engine side of the frame. On the same side is a coupling element which synchronously transmits the rotation of the louvre to the other louvres. A locking disc is p...