ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,721, issued on April 22, was assigned to MAGNA EXTERIORS INC. (Aurora, Canada).
"Integrated front vision panel" was invented by Marc Cogswell (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Robert M. Horner (Ferndale, Mich.), Daniel Vander Sluis (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Mark T. Pilette (Oxford, Mich.) and Larry R. Erickson (Birmingham, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A molded panel that encompasses all forward surfaces of a vehicle. The molded panel extends from the forward edge from a driver side front wheel opening, laterally across the front of the vehicle and terminating at a forward edge of a passenger side wheel opening. The molded panel exten...