ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,409,763, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to 4Knines LLC (Oklahoma City).
"Vehicle door guard" was invented by James Umlauf (Glendale, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Vehicle door guards can be used in conjunction with a vehicle seat cover to provide protection to doors. A vehicle door guard may include a cover portion that is configured to be secured to a lower portion of a vehicle seat cover when the vehicle seat cover is installed on a vehicle seat. The vehicle door guard may also include one or more fasteners for supporting the cover portion from a portion of the vehicle."
The patent was filed on June 7, 2022, under Application...