ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,489,263, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Lear Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).

"Track assembly" was invented by Patrick Faye (Roche-la-Moliere, France) and Julien Iecker (Roche-la-Moliere, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A track assembly, comprising a track, a track electrical connector movably connected to the track, and a support assembly slidably connected to the track. The support assembly includes a support assembly electrical connector connectable with the track electrical connector, a latch selectively engageable with the track electrical connector, and an actuator including at least one of a lever, an actuator cable, or a handle...