ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,202, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Vehicle seat console" was invented by Dieter Strasser (Oberhausen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle seat base, also known as a console, movably attaches a vehicle seat on a vehicle interior floor. The vehicle seat is movably arranged parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction and parallel to the vehicle lateral direction via a first rail assembly running parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction and a second rail assembly running parallel to the vehicle lateral direction. The vehicle interior floor has a step running in the vehicle...