US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on April 22 for "Seat-integrated access system for storage in a vehicle" (Michigan, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,280,744, issued on April 22, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Seat-integrated access system for storage in a vehicle" was invented by Harshad Zambare (Troy, Mich.), Ryan Cotter (Clawson, Mich.), Steven Mousigian (Lake Forest, Calif.) and Daniel John Bateson (Ladera Ranch, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes an occupant compartment, a storage compartment, one or more frame elements, a seat assembly, and a door. The frame element forms at least a part of the storage compartment, which is arranged adjacent to an occupant compartment. The frame element includes an opening between the storage compa...