US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Sept. 9 for "Insulating load distributing skid plate" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,897, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Insulating load distributing skid plate" was invented by Brian V. Castillo (Birmingham, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A skid plate for a vehicle includes a first layer, including a first material and a second layer, including a second material, which may be different from the first material. The second layer may be attached or bonded to the first layer and may convert a concentrated load into a distributed load. The second layer may provide thermal insulation for at least one underbody component of the vehicle. For example, the first layer...