ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,842, issued on May 27, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).
"Striker assembly for a vehicle" was invented by David Boyer (Irvine, Calif.), Shubham Kulkarni (Irvine, Calif.) and Revathi Krishnamoorthy (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A striker assembly for a vehicle. The striker of the striker assembly, when retained within the associated latch mechanism, is configured to collapse towards the exterior surface of the associated hood, tailgate, or other door such that the exterior surface of the hood, tailgate, or other door is allowed to deflect inwards without the striker significantly...