US Patent Issued to Bridgestone Americas on Dec. 2 for "Modular structural composites for automotive applications" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,972, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Bridgestone Americas Inc. (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Modular structural composites for automotive applications" was invented by Mark W. Brandley (Franklin, Tenn.), Georg Kasmeier (Munich), Adam Halsband (Birmingham, Mich.), Adam Harms (St. Louis) and Johannes Klug (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular composite structure containing multiple individual composite structures attached together. The individual composite structures form sections of a vehicle component. The composite structures are lightweight and made of materials that can function to absorb energy or attenuate vibration or noise....