US Patent Issued to MAGNA EXTERIORS on May 13 for "Active grille shutter in-tool assembly" (Canadian, American, Bulgarian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,516, issued on May 13, was assigned to MAGNA EXTERIORS INC. (Aurora, Canada).

"Active grille shutter in-tool assembly" was invented by Braendon R. Lindberg (Metamora, Mich.), Rosen Rusev (Polvdiv DC, Bulgaria) and Michael Zorn (Woodbridge, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of in tool formation and assembly of an active grille shutter system, followed by an automated testing process. The method includes providing a tool having a plurality of sliders that assist in the formation and assembly of the active grille shutter system. The components of the active grille shutter system are individually formed in a single tool, wit...