US Patent Issued to COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM on March 18 for "Motor vehicle opening panel provided with a removable equipment support plate and skin" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,995, issued on March 18, was assigned to COMPAGNIE PLASTIC OMNIUM SE (France).

"Motor vehicle opening panel provided with a removable equipment support plate and skin" was invented by Franck Leterrier (Sainte-Julie, France) and Philippe Coudron (Sainte-Julie, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor vehicle opening panel including an inner panel, preferably made of plastic material, with an upper part in which a first opening is made to accommodate a rear window, and an outer skin, at least partially made of plastic material, attached to the inner panel, including an inner surface opposite an outer surface of the inner panel. T...