ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,928, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Vehicle console having removable module" was invented by Michael John Harmon (Northville, Mich.), Minsung Kim (Irvine, Calif.), Eva Ross (Venice, Calif.), Amil Vira (Irvine, Calif.), Vivien Martinage (Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.), Henry Bernardo (Southfield, Mich.) and Brad Zercoe (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle console includes a base, a first module holder provided in the base, first removable module configured to be received in the module holder and removable from the module holder, and an attachment assembly config...