ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,339, issued on June 10, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Vehicle with extended ventilation" was invented by Felix Artmeier (Munich) and Stefan Wiedemann (Munich).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle has a vehicle seat and a ventilation system with at least one supply nozzle via which an air flow can be guided towards the vehicle seat. The vehicle seat has an air feed opening for receiving the air flow from the supply nozzle, an outlet nozzle directed into a rear area of the vehicle interior, and an air-guiding channel for connecting the air feed opening and the outlet nozzle."

The patent was filed on April 1...