ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,638, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Vehicle interior panel with one or more damping pads" was invented by Gary H Nakkash (West Bloomfield, Mich.), Mark Sanders (Davisburg, Mich.), Sarah Oliver (Clawson, Mich.), Matthew Maranzano (Shelby Township, Mich.), Wesley Dietrich (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Sneha Rampa (Lake Orion, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In at least some implementations, a panel for a vehicle includes a base having an interior surface and an exterior surface, and at least one damping pad having a first surface secured to the exterior surface of the base and a second surface ...