ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,730, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH (Paderborn, Germany).
"Energy absorption device for a bumper arrangement of a motor vehicle and bumper arrangement of a motor vehicle" was invented by Jiri Hauptvogel (Gjovik, Norway).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to an energy absorption device for a bumper arrangement of a motor vehicle having at least one closed hollow chamber which is configured over its entire longitudinal extent from a bumper-side end to a vehicle-side end, wherein at least one support element is arranged on an outer wall for support on a bumper of a motor vehicle. The...