ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,187, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Actuating apparatus for opening and closing a cover in or on a vehicle" was invented by Matthias Hegwein (Ippesheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuating apparatus (1) for opening and closing a cover in or on a vehicle, having a locking and/or arresting kinematics that cooperate with the cover. The actuating apparatus includes a housing (2) and an actuating part (3) received in the housing (2) and movably supported relative to the housing (2). The actuating part (3) cooperates with the cover in such a way that the actuating part (3) per...