ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,289, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG (Stuttgart, Germany).

"Motor vehicle swing door arrangement" was invented by Harald Gerber (Walheim, Germany), Stefan Adams (Pforzheim-Hohenwart, Germany), Stefan Part (Rutesheim, Germany) and Patrick Wiedmaier (Rottenburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor arrangement with a door which can be swung between a closed and open position, including a door locking arrangement having an electrically actuated door latch configured to be moved between a locked and unlocked position, and a push-open arrangement for pushing open the door body from its closed positi...