ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,582, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Weber GmbH & CO KG (Dillenburg, Germany).
"Opening and closing device for a motor vehicle" was invented by Markus Riess (Eschenburg-Wissenbach, Germany) and Volker Kirch (Gladenbach-Mornshausen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An opening and closing device (2) for a motor vehicle has a rotatably mounted flap (10), at least one latching element (84) and a latch (34) with a connecting link (42). The appertaining latching element (84) is arranged on an end of the flap (10) that faces away from a pivot bearing. A latch actuator (50) is provided to rotate the latch (34), while the connecting li...