ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,308, issued on April 8, was assigned to SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES AG & Co. KG (Herzogenaurach, Germany).

"Roll stabilizer for a motor vehicle" was invented by Dustin Knetsch (Erlangen, Germany), Mario Arnold (Aurachtal, Germany), Michael Klebl (Erlangen, Germany) and Silvia Kutzberger (Erlangen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roll stabilizer for a motor vehicle includes a torsion bar and a vibration damper located on the torsion bar. The vibration damper is configured to vibrate relative to the torsion bar. The vibration damper includes two half-shells formed together about the torsion bar. Damper elements are disposed betwee...