ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,325, issued on April 8, was assigned to Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. KG Bamberg (Germany).
"Door assembly with mounting component and assembly method" was invented by Michael Thienel (Thurnau, Germany) and Dominik Hofmann (Baunach, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door assembly and an assembly method for a door assembly with a door skin, a support component and an interior trim component, the support component is fastened to the door skin by at least one mounting component. The at least one mounting component is also used for mounting the interior trim component since a head section of the mounting component projects from the...