ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,169, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC. (Franklin, Tenn.).

"Vehicle sealing assembly" was invented by Jose Francisco Silva Zavalza (Aguascalientes, Mexico) and Samir Medina Capetillo (Aguascalientes, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sealing assembly for a vehicle includes a receptacle, a compressible member, and a sealing member. The receptacle is configured to be connected to a vehicle component. The compressible member is connected to the receptacle. The sealing member is connected to the compressible member. The sealing member is configured to engage a vehicle window."

The patent was filed on Sept...