ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,221,038, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Nissan North America Inc. (Franklin, Tenn.).
"Vehicle door assembly" was invented by Neil Francus (Plymouth, Mich.) and David Prim (West Bloomfield, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle door assembly includes an interior trim panel having a projecting structure, a foam support structure and a foam member. The interior trim panel defines an audio speaker opening with the projecting structure at least partially surrounding the audio speaker opening. The foam support structure is shaped and dimensioned to attach to the projecting structure. The foam support structure has a receiving surf...