US Patent Issued to International Automotive Components Group North America on April 22 for "Interior trim for a motor vehicle, comprising a headliner and a stiffening frame and method for their manufacture" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,722, issued on April 22, was assigned to International Automotive Components Group North America Inc. (Southfield, Mich.).

"Interior trim for a motor vehicle, comprising a headliner and a stiffening frame and method for their manufacture" was invented by Patrick Buhr (Grafing, Germany) and Michael Behnke (Vaterstetten, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides an interior trim part for a motor vehicle having a sliding or panoramic roof comprising a headliner and a stiffening frame attached to the headliner and enclosing and stabilizing an opening in the headliner enclosing the sliding or panoramic window, the stif...