ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,365, issued on March 4, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Sleeve device for a headrest" was invented by Steve Bivens (Kankakee, Ill.), Michael A. Tyler (Mokena, Ill.) and Taher Rangwala (Windsor, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a sleeve device having a sleeve body for insertion into a vehicle frame of a vehicle seat. The sleeve body includes a tubular wall with an inner axial passage configured to receive a rod of a headrest and at least one elastomeric element overmolded to an outer surface of the sleeve device. The elastomeric elements may be provided in the form of ribs, rings, or other...