ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,687, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Lear Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).
"Trim support member" was invented by Jason Sacco (West Bloomfield, Mich.), Laura Schulz (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Ronald L. Miotto (Canton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trim cover assembly includes a trim cover disposable on a seat cushion, the trim cover having an A-side defining an occupant surface and a B-side, opposite the A-side, facing an external surface of the seat cushion. The trim cover defines a support area which, when disposed over the seat cushion, corresponds to a seat belt buckle and a recess corresponding to the seat belt buckle....