ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,808, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS Co. LTD. (Kanagawa, Japan).
"Seat component, mobile body, and electroacoustic transducer" was invented by Fumiyasu Konno (Osaka, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat component includes: a diaphragm; an exciter that is attached to the diaphragm and causes the diaphragm to vibrate based on an electrical signal that is inputted; and a sound absorbing body that is disposed to cover a back side and a periphery of the exciter and the diaphragm, and functions as a cushion for a seated person."
The patent was filed on Sept. 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/371,106....