ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,203, issued on March 18.

"Method and apparatus for heating and cooling a motorcycle seat" was invented by Michael Hanagan (Hollister, Calif.) and Rick Walterson (Park City, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A Method and Apparatus for Heating and Cooling a Motorcycle Seat have been disclosed. In one implementation a plurality of heating and cooling elements are used to affect heating and cooling a motorcycle seat."

The patent was filed on June 28, 2021, under Application No. 17/361,012.

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