ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,146, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Work surface for a vehicle" was invented by Jose Ernesto Simon Gonzalez (Culiacan, Mexico), Jose Maria Aburto (Oaxtepec, Mexico) and Lorena Virginia Mendez (Mexico City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A work surface for a vehicle includes a first section, a central section, and a first lock assembly. The first section includes a proximal edge and a distal edge. The first section defines a channel therein. The central section includes a first end and a second end. The first end of the central section is positioned adjacent to the proximal edge of t...