ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,711, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to MAGNA CLOSURES INC. (Newmarket, Canada).
"Integrated controller with sensors for electromechanical biasing member" was invented by John Glenn Zeabari (Highland, Mich.) and Joshua Michael Bernhardt (West Bloomfield, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electromechanical biasing member for moving a closure panel between an open and a closed position relative to a motor vehicle body is provided. The electromechanical biasing member includes a housing having an inner cavity for housing an electric motor having a motor shaft and a rotary output member rotatable relative to the housing. An extensi...