ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,494, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to BBP Kunststoffwerk Marbach Baier GmbH (Marbach, Germany).
"Structural component and method of providing the same" was invented by Marc G. Baier (Marbach am Neckar, Germany) and Michael Straeter (Gerlingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structural component serves as a container for a vehicle. The structural component comprises a trough-shaped container section, an edge region, and fastening elements that are provided in the edge region. The container section forms a compartment and defines a bottom region and two or more wall regions, which are at least sectionally inclined with resp...