US Patent Issued to Minth North America on Aug. 26 for "Low profile crossbar mounting plate assembly for a vehicle body" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,718, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Minth North America Inc..

"Low profile crossbar mounting plate assembly for a vehicle body" was invented by Darin Pope (Howell, Mich.) and Arunchunaikani Thalaimuthu (Lake Orion, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle body includes a first and second header extending in spaced and generally parallel relationship with one another. A glass roof extends between a first glass side disposed adjacent the first header and a second glass side disposed adjacent the second header. The glass roof defines at least one first glass cut-out extending inwardly from the first glass side and at least one...