ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,021, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Proprietect LP (Toronto).
"Ventilated seating assembly" was invented by Aditya Chintaluri (New Hudson, Mich.), Andrew Cappuccitti (Mississauga, Canada) and Mark D. Weierstall (Roseville, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ventilated seating assembly comprises a first rigid component, a foam layer, and a second rigid component. The first rigid component comprises formed cloth and has a bonding surface, a ventilation surface opposite the bonding surface, and a 3-dimensional profile. The foam layer has an A-surface and a B-surface opposite the A-surface with the first rigid component bonded to...