US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on March 25 for "Vehicle trim component attachment" (Mexican Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,957, issued on March 25, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Vehicle trim component attachment" was invented by Jesus Edgar Dominguez (Cuernavaca, Mexico), Leon Alfonso Alvarez (Toluca, Mexico) and Alejandro Barrera (Metepec, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trim assembly of a vehicle includes a first trim piece, a second trim piece, and a clip extending from the first trim piece. The clip has a base portion located at the first trim piece and a tip portion. A clip opening is located at the second trim piece. The clip opening has a complimentary shape into which the clip is installed. The clip open...