ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,350,725, issued on July 8, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).
"Components produced from metallic blanks and methods for producing the same" was invented by Jatinder P Singh (Troy, Mich.), Christopher Ian Roman (Ortonville, Mich.), Adam R. Groseclose (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Kevin Anthony Beam (Rocherster Hills, Mich.) and Thomas Joseph Mitcheltree III (Roseville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Components, methods for producing the components from metallic blanks, and vehicles comprising the components are provided. The components include a body having protrusions and recesses formed by a process includi...