ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,333, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG (Germany).
"Closing apparatus and airflow device" was invented by Tobias Hegedusch (Oberriexingen, Germany) and Tim Biberacher (Ehingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closing apparatus for a fluid passage having a closing body arranged in the fluid passage. In order to simplify the regulated air supply in a motor vehicle, the closing body includes a definedly deformable base structure surrounded by a wrapper, which more or less closes the fluid passage as a function of the deformation of the base structure. The closing body closes the fluid passage when th...