ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,298, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to BODE- DIE TUR GMBH (Kassel, Germany).

"Door system for a vehicle and vehicle with a door system" was invented by Andreas Pellegrini (Kassel, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door system for a vehicle, such as a rail vehicle, includes a door leaf movable from a closed state to an open state and vice versa. The door system includes a longitudinal beam extending along a longitudinal vehicle axis (X) and having a longitudinal guide in which the door leaf is movably guided; a transverse beam arranged firmly on the vehicle, which extends along a transverse vehicle axis (Y) substantially perpe...