ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,288, issued on May 20, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Sealing system for vehicle closure system" was invented by Joseph Prior (Detroit).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A closure system, includes a first closure module pivotable between a first closure closed position and a first closure open position, and a second closure module pivotable between a second closure closed position and a second closure open position. A sealing system that seals an interface between the first closure module and the second closure module when the first closure module is in the first closure closed position and the second cl...