US Patent Issued to Ford Global Technologies on March 11 for "Seating assembly with displaceable panel" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,625, issued on March 11, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Seating assembly with displaceable panel" was invented by Johnathan Line (Northville, Mich.), Joseph Kish (Canton, Mich.), Ratan Howlader (Novi, Mich.), Ian James (Windsor, Canada), Robert Shipley (Westland, Mich.), Patrick Davis (Royal Oak, Mich.), Nicholas Alphonse Billardello (Macomb, Mich.), David Frederick Lyons (New Haven, Mich.) and Sean West (Monroe, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seating assembly is provided that includes a seating assembly frame that includes a seatback frame, and a seat frame. The seating assembly further inc...