ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,089, issued on May 6, was assigned to MAGNA INTERNATIONAL INC. (Aurora, Canada).
"Vehicle door assembly" was invented by David N. Plentis (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Darren A. Womack (Windsor, Canada) and Warren E. Young (Troy, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The vehicle door assembly includes an outer panel which has a rocker sill area and a beltline area. A reinforcement member, which is made of one or more pieces, is attached with the outer panel along at least a portion of an outer periphery of the outer panel. The door assembly further includes a module which is made as a single integral piece and is fixedly attached with the...