ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,013, issued on May 27, was assigned to WITTE AUTOMOTIVE GMBH (Velbert, Germany).
"Device for compensating for tolerances" was invented by Gerhard Mosch (Duisburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for compensating for tolerances between two parts, in particular vehicle parts, that are to be connected by means of a connecting screw, with a holding device for arranging on a first part, and a compensation device that may be brought into contact with a second part and is situated so as to be movable relative to the holding device, wherein the compensation device has an inner engagement structure for form-fit engagement with...