US Patent Issued to Bayerische Motoren Werke on July 8 for "Exterior door handle system for a passenger car, and passenger car equipped therewith" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,081, issued on July 8, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Exterior door handle system for a passenger car, and passenger car equipped therewith" was invented by Steve Breuninger (Gauting, Germany) and Michael Gegenbauer (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An outside-door-handle system is configured to be attached to a door of a passenger motor vehicle. The outside-door-handle system includes a holder, a lock cylinder, and a Bowden cable. The holder is configured to be fastened to the door. The lock cylinder is operatively connected to the holder. The Bowden cable has a core, and is operatively connected at one e...