ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,967, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to FAURECIA INDIA PRIVATE Ltd. (Maharashtra, India).
"Vane controller assembly for an air vent" was invented by Santosh Bhiungade (Maharashtra, India) and Ibitwar Swapnil (Maharashtra, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vane controller assembly for an air vent of a vehicle. Vane controller assembly includes a deco panel adapted to be fitted in the air vent, and a knob movably coupled to the deco panel using a shaft. The vane controller assembly includes an elastic member having a body portion that has a hole, and protrusion(s) configured on an outer surface of the body portion, which is adapte...