ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,022, issued on March 25, was assigned to Kuster Holding GmbH (Ehringshausen, Germany).

"Drive apparatus for adjustment devices of motor vehicles comprising an at least two-part housing, and method for mounting such a drive apparatus" was invented by Manuel Stotz (Weinbach, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drive apparatus for adjustment devices of components of motor vehicles, such as, but not limited to, power windows, cargo area covers, and sunroofs, has an at least two-part housing (1). An electric drive unit (2) and a gear unit (3) that is operatively connected to the electric drive unit are arranged in the housing (1). T...