ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,225, issued on July 22, was assigned to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (Northville, Mich.).
"Outer belt with molded snap-fit retention feature" was invented by Aaron Robinson (Ortonville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A belt seal assembly is provided for an associated vehicle. The belt seal assembly includes a first leg and a second leg interconnected at one end by a base to form an inverted, generally U-shaped body. A seal lip extends outwardly from an outer face of the first leg that is configured to slidably, sealingly engage an associated window surface of the associated vehicle. A tab extends from the body and is dimensi...