US Patent Issued to Ford Global Technologies on Nov. 11 for "Device with tolerance absorbing removable joint and method of assembling a device with a tolerance absorbing removable joint" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,229, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Device with tolerance absorbing removable joint and method of assembling a device with a tolerance absorbing removable joint" was invented by Chris J. DeBrito (Canton, Mich.) and Rami Batarseh (Sterling Heights, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device includes an inner body, back cover, front panel, and fastener assembly. The front panel is sealingly coupled to a front surface of the back cover. The front panel encloses the inner body within the back cover. The fastener assembly supports the inner body relative to the back cover and include...