ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,077, issued on March 18, was assigned to COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM SE (Lyons, France).

"Motor vehicle bodywork panel comprising a transparent portion" was invented by Damien Boisson (Sainte-Julie, France), Aurelie Bergeron-Vanhille (Sainte-Julie, France), Laura Moisan (Sainte-Julie, France), Elise Dubost (Sainte-Julie, France) and Pallas Leroy (Sainte-Julie, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure concerns a motor vehicle bodywork panel, including: a main body, a wall made of a plastic material that is transparent to a visible light, comprising a face visible from an outside of a vehicle, and a coating that is tr...