ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,071, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC (Troy, Mich.).
"Vehicle latch with open assist" was invented by Hector Sanchez Rojas (Chihuahua, Mexico), Pedro Alfredo Alvarado Heredia (Chihuahua, Mexico), Ari Yussel Mino Ramirez (Chihuahua, Mexico), Carlos Isaac Tostado Bocanegra (Chihuahua, Mexico) and Donald Michael Perkins (Warren, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle latch assembly, including: a remote cinching actuator; and a vehicle latch, the vehicle latch including: a latch housing; a claw pivotally mounted to the latch housing; a cinching lever pivotally mounted to the latch housing; a push out lever p...