ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,658, issued on May 13, was assigned to BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & Co. KG BAMBERG (Germany).

"Vehicle door having a resonant body component for a loudspeaker, and assembly method" was invented by Michael Jahn (Bad Staffelstein, Germany), Norman Hummer (Ebensfeld, Germany), Hans Herzog (Strullendorf, Germany), Stephanie Wurpes (Bamberg, Germany) and Joachim Muller (Werneck, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle door includes a wet space provided within the vehicle door, which is separated from a dry space on the vehicle door, wherein the vehicle door includes at least a door skin that borders the wet space and dry space, a spe...