US Patent Issued to Faurecia Automotive Seating on Nov. 11 for "Vehicle and occupant support for a vehicle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,296, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Faurecia Automotive Seating LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle and occupant support for a vehicle" was invented by Jeffery T. Bonk (Chesterfield, Mich.) and Robert C. Fitzpatrick (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a vehicle frame and one or more occupant supports coupled to the vehicle frame. The occupant support includes a seat bottom arranged to overlie a floor of the vehicle and a seat back coupled to the seat bottom and arranged to extend upwardly away from the floor. The vehicle includes a restraint system configured to mount the seat bottom and the sea...