ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,753, issued on March 18, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Method and device for producing a die-cast part" was invented by Josef Maier (Weihmichl, Germany), Sascha Mueller (Unterneuhausen, Germany), Guenther Kahl (Munich), Michael Dechene (Erding, Germany) and Manfred Tremmel (Niederaichbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method is provided for producing a die-cast part by means of a die-casting die, wherein air contained in the die-casting die is sucked out. A moisture contained in the air that is sucked out is measured. In the method, the moisture is measured while the air is sucked out. A device f...