US Patent Issued to International RV Manufacturing on Feb. 10 for "Method of manufacturing a vehicle body" (Georgia, Tennessee Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,170, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to International RV Manufacturing LLC (Americus, Ga.).

"Method of manufacturing a vehicle body" was invented by Derwood L. Littlefield (Rockwood, Tenn.) and Juan Santana (Americus, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An over-the-road vehicle. The vehicle comprises a chassis, and an envelope supported on the chassis. The envelope comprises a first continuous sheet of material folded over to form a front wall, a back wall, an overhead panel, and at least a portion of a floor panel. The envelope also includes a second continuous sheet of material forming a left side panel, and a third continuous sheet...