US Patent Issued to Teijin Automotive Technologies on May 20 for "Composite material vehicle cargo compartment construct" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,184, issued on May 20, was assigned to Teijin Automotive Technologies Inc. (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Composite material vehicle cargo compartment construct" was invented by Hugh C. Foran (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Eric J. Haiss (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Matthew Plauman (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle cargo construct includes a floor, a plurality of side wall panels extending from the floor, and an end wall panel extending from the floor between the plurality of side wall panels. The floor has an upper surface and an oppositely opposed lower surface. Each of the plurality of side wall panels has an exterior sur...