ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,831, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Air delivery system" was invented by Scott A. Clark (Ypsilanti, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A telescopic duct for a vehicle, the telescopic duct comprising a first duct fluidly coupled with a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning unit. The first duct comprises a flanged rim, a first body extending outwardly from the flanged rim, at least one stop tab coupled with the first body, and a first gasket. The telescopic duct comprises a second duct slidably coupled with the first duct. The second duct comprises a second body engaged with...