ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,879, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to BENTLEY MOTORS Ltd. (Crewe, Great Britain).
"Air vent" was invented by Sunil Desai (Crewe, Great Britain) and Michael David Vout (Gloucestershire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Air vent (2) for an automotive HVAC system, having a control support vane (3) and a controlled vane (6), wherein the control support vane (3) and the controlled vane (6) are arranged in respective arrays in different orientations, the control support vane (3) supports a control member (4) connected to the controlled vane (6) which is arranged behind the control support vane (3), and at least part of the co...