US Patent Issued to BBP Kunststoffwerk Marbach Baier on June 17 for "Cover part with integrated impact buffer and manufacture thereof" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,582, issued on June 17, was assigned to BBP Kunststoffwerk Marbach Baier GmbH (Marbach, Germany).

"Cover part with integrated impact buffer and manufacture thereof" was invented by Jurgen Roessle (Affalterbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrally formed cover part for a vehicle comprises a basic component and a soft component. The basic component is at least sectionally flat and made of a thermoplastic material. The soft component is firmly connected to the basic component and made of a thermoplastic elastomer. The basic component comprises a front side and a back side. The soft component forms at least one buffer th...