ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,002, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to VOSS Automotive GmbH (Wipperfurth, Germany).

"Medium-flowable body and greening system with at least one such a medium-flowable body" was invented by Ralf Kolberg (Cologne, Germany), Anne Volkel (Cologne, Germany) and Jan Losing (Gothenburg, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A body through which a medium can flow, in particular a body through which a fluid and/or gas can flow, with at least one exterior, wherein the body through which a medium can flow is self-supporting or includes at least one supporting body that provides mechanical stability, as well as a greenery system with at least o...