ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,808, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Vehicle console assembly" was invented by Glen D. Skinner (Westland, Mich.), Kevin Robert Chauvin (Belleville, Mich.) and Ryan Welch (Ottawa Lake, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle console assembly includes a body that defines a storage space. The body includes an upper rim. A support assembly is operable between a first position at one end of the upper rim and a second position at a second end of the upper rim. The support assembly is operable between a folded armrest condition and a deployed tray condition. An actuation assembly is...