ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,253,156, issued on March 18, was assigned to Lear Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).

"Track system with a support member" was invented by Antoine Moulin (Aurec-sur-Loire, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A track system may include a track assembly and a support assembly. A track assembly may include a toothed portion. The support assembly may include a support member removable from and adjustably connected to the track assembly. The toothed portion may include a plurality of track teeth. The support member may include an adjuster pinion. The adjuster pinion may include a plurality of pinion teeth configured to engage the plurality of track...