ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,111, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to McLaren Automotive Ltd. (Woking, Great Britain).

"Cooling a vehicle heat exchanger" was invented by Michael Judge (London).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle comprising: a wheel arch; an occupant door rearward of the wheel arch; a heat exchanger rearward of the occupant door; and an airflow passage configured such that, when the vehicle is in forward motion, the airflow passage directs a first rearward airflow from the wheel arch to the heat exchanger, the airflow passage comprising: a channel delimited by at least one surface of the occupant door and being at least partially open to a run...