US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on June 3 for "Integrated lumbar mat system" (California, Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,180, issued on June 3, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Plymouth, Mich.).

"Integrated lumbar mat system" was invented by Thomas Flashe Young (Costa Mesa, Calif.), Thrilok Dutt Urs Puttaraje (Irvine, Calif.), Stephanie Catherine Radion (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Michael Medoro (Plymouth, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a frame configured to interface with a seatback of a vehicle seat, a lumbar mat configured to provide lumbar support for the vehicle seat, and a flexible element coupling the frame to the lumbar mat. Another apparatus includes a lumbar mat configured to interface to a seatback of a vehi...