US Patent Issued to Nissan North America on Feb. 18 for "Hood release lever cover assembly for a vehicle" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,973, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Nissan North America Inc. (Franklin, Tenn.).

"Hood release lever cover assembly for a vehicle" was invented by Bobby Fuentes (Novi, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hood release lever cover assembly for a vehicle includes a bracket assembly and a hood release lever. The bracket assembly is configured to be connected to a vehicle body structure of the vehicle. The hood release lever cover is pivotally connected to the bracket assembly. The hood release lever cover is movable between a first position preventing movement of a hood release lever of the vehicle and a second position allowing m...