ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,495, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to FERRARI S.P.A. (Modena, Italy).

"Hood for a motor vehicle and process for the assembling thereof" was invented by Gabriele Puglisi (Modena, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hood for a motor vehicle includes a framework base having a length extension along a first axis and a width extension along a second axis orthogonal to the first axis, a covering panel for at least partially covering a portion of the framework base, and fixing means for fixing the covering panel to said portion, such that the covering panel at least partially covers the portion, the fixing means being provided with a b...