ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,693, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Vehicle console assembly" was invented by Stuart C. Salter (White Lake, Mich.), Dustin Shedlarski (Commerce Township, Mich.), Ryan Welch (Ottawa Lake, Mich.), Paul Kenneth Dellock (Northville, Mich.), Annette Lynn Huebner (Highland, Mich.) and Aaron Johnson (Allen Park, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle console system includes a body having first and second sidewalls. Each of the first and second sidewalls defines a rail along an inner surface thereof. A support bar slidably engages the rails. The support bar defines a track. A cover...