ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,735, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to OPmobility SE (Lyons, France).

"Opening panel of a motor vehicle, provided with a plate for supporting equipment" was invented by Romain Cretier (Sainte-Julie, France) and Emilien Hummer (Sainte-Julie, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to an opening panel of a motor vehicle, comprising: an inner panel, preferably made of plastic; an outer skin, at least partially made of plastic, mounted on the inner panel, and comprising an inner surface facing an outer surface of the inner panel; and an equipment supporting plate covered by the outer skin and mounted directly ...