US Patent Issued to Via Fortuna on Feb. 18 for "Modular motor vehicle platforms and assembly methods" (American, French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,227,227, issued on Feb. 18, was assigned to Via Fortuna LLC (Wilmington, Del.).

"Modular motor vehicle platforms and assembly methods" was invented by Jean Pierre Pinsonneault (Antibe, France) and Jason Castriota (Stamford, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modular vehicle assembly platform is disclosed. In some embodiments, the platform may comprise a cast bulkhead, a cast cowl, one or more cast front strut towers, a front subframe, a cross-car beam, one or more door rings, a structural central floor comprising a battery, a cast structural rear floor, a cast upper rear section (or d-ring), and a rear motor cradle. The platform may ...