ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,390, issued on July 22, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Structural assembly for vehicle" was invented by Alejandro Eli Acosta Flores (Toluca, Mexico) and Diego Eduardo Mendoza Hernandez (Mexico City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A structural assembly for an electric vehicle that includes a vehicle frame, a pair of suspension mounts and a deflector beam. The vehicle frame has a pair of longitudinal rails. The pair of suspension mounts are configured to support a vehicle suspension system. Each suspension mount is secured to a respective longitudinal rail of the pair of longitudinal rails. The deflecto...