ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,631, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to MOTOMOTION CHINA Corp. (Changzhou, China).

"Assembly for concealing a compartment within an armchair or furniture console" was invented by Chih Hsiung Liu (Benoni, South Africa), Hai Guo Jiang (Changzhou, China) and John A. Copley (North Abington Township, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A concealable storage compartment assembly for use within a chair or console comprises a storage compartment assembly having a storage compartment mounted therein, a cover mounted upon the storage compartment assembly and movable between closed and open positions, a panel assembly movably mounted within a co...