ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,996, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Vehicle media console" was invented by Michael John Harmon (Northville, Mich.), Minsung Kim (Irvine, Calif.), Eva Ross (Venice, Calif.), Vivien Martinage (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.) and Henry Bernardo (Southfield, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle console includes a base, a housing supported on the base, the housing comprising a first storage compartment for storing at least one electronic media device and an access opening, and at least one power port provided in the first storage compartment for supplying power to the at least one...