ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,468,410, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE (Nanterre, France).

"Human-machine interface device and vehicle comprising such a human-machine interface device" was invented by Julien Beauregard (Le Mesnil en Thelle, France), Ahamed El Sayed (Chanteloup les Vignes, France) and Romain Feilleux (Epinay sur Seine, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A human-machine interface device that includes a touch-sensitive device having a touch-sensitive surface, a rotatable control knob axially movable between a high position, an intermediate position, and a low position, the control knob being electrically connected with...