ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,100, issued on March 18, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).
"Device for a screen wiping system of a motor vehicle" was invented by Maximilian Beitelschmidt (Weyarn, Germany) and Michael Herzinger (Pfaffenhofen an der Glonn, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for connecting a wiper blade to a wiper arm for a screen wiping system of a motor vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes an adapter that is connectable to the wiper blade; a receiving element that is connectable to the wiper arm and has an adapter opening for receiving the adapter. The adapter has at least two locking regions which can be...