ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,411, issued on July 15, was assigned to Lear Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).
"Vehicle seat subassemblies" was invented by Samuel Blair (Troy, Mich.), Joshua Hallock (Warren, Mich.), David Abdella (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Ashley Baisch (Washington Township, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Seat assemblies and subassemblies are disclosed. The subassemblies include massage and/or ventilation subassemblies that employ tubeless air distribution by fixing sheets together such as by heat-staking. The subassemblies also include a support structure for preassembling the massage, ventilation, and/or electronic components together prior to suspend...