ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,045, issued on April 29, was assigned to LEAR Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).
"Vehicle seating system and method for producing same" was invented by William Webster (Millington, Mich.), David Abdella (Royal Oak, Mich.), Joshua Hallock (Warren, Mich.), Samuel Blair (Troy, Mich.) and Patrick J. Carlsen (Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle seating system and a method for producing a vehicle seating system may include a cushion made at least in part from a stranded-mesh material and configured to support a seated occupant. Also included may be a support structure configured to support the cushion and a trim-cove...