ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,390, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Adaptive duct" was invented by Rogelio Hernandez (Estado de Mexico, Mexico), Enrique Gomez Bravo (Toluca, Mexico), Carlos Ivan Delgado (Toluca, Mexico), Jorge Israel Barrera (Mexico City) and Alejandro Zaragoza (San Mateo Otzacatipan, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure include an adaptive duct for automotive applications. An exemplary adaptive duct can include an inlet connector configured to receive an incoming air flow volume, an outlet connector, and an adaptive body between the inlet connector and the outlet connec...