ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,288, issued on April 15, was assigned to VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES (Le Mesnil-Saint-Denis, France).

"Motor support and heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle" was invented by Clara Degorce-Dumas (Le Mesnil Saint Denis, France), Stephane De Souza (Le Mesnil Saint Denis, France) and Clemence Kwaczewski (Le Mesnil Saint Denis, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motor support comprises two coaxial rings (20; 22) and an element for limiting the tilting of the inner ring relative to the outer ring. The limiting element comprises a finger (26) projecting from a first of the rings (20; 22) and housed in a...