ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,219, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to GENTHERM Inc. (Novi, Mich.).
"Air distribution device for a vehicle seat" was invented by Scott Wolas (Pasadena, Calif.), Ken Turner (Novi, Mich.) and Amey Pise (Union City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An air distribution device that includes an air inlet (44), a first air outlet (46), a second air outlet (48), and a door (52). The door (52) is configured to move relative to the first air outlet (46) and the second air outlet (48) to adjust an airflow provided through the air inlet (44), the first air outlet (46) and the second air outlet (48). The air distribution device may be used ...