ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,929, issued on July 29, was assigned to Kiekert AG (Heiligenhaus, Germany).

"Securing arrangement on a motor vehicle door" was invented by Michael Uhrin (Oak Park, Mich.), Scott Bills (Howell, Mich.) and Jeffrey C. Spencer (Pinckney, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A securing arrangement on a motor vehicle door, which is equipped with an actuating element, in particular a securing button, and with a mechanical transmission element for acting upon, for example, a motor vehicle latch. The actuating element penetrates a door opening and is coupled to the transmission element. In addition, an additional sealing element is provided i...