ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,886, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).
"Wind deflector having an integrated drive" was invented by Peter Neumann (Karlsfeld, Germany) and Klaus Seibt (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wind deflector for a convertible vehicle includes a lower frame, which can be fixedly mounted to the vehicle, and an upper frame, on which a wind deflector is formed. The upper frame can be pivoted relative to the lower frame about a deployment axis, between a laid-down position and a wind protection position, by use of a drive. The upper frame and the lower frame are pivotably interconnected via at least tw...