US Patent Issued to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Toyota Jidosha on Nov. 11 for "Removable trim cover with headrest guide" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,297, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America Inc. (Plano, Texas) and Toyota Jidosha K.K. (Toyota, Japan).

"Removable trim cover with headrest guide" was invented by William P. Dix (Highland Park, Mich.), Emily M. Deming (Ann Arbor, Mich.), Vasudeva S. Murthy (Ann Arbor, Mich.), John D. Harkleroad (Ypsilanti, Mich.) and Alexander W. Schuyler (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A removable trim cover described herein includes a headrest guide to ensure alignment of the removable trim cover to the seat. In one embodiment, the removable trim cover includes a material body siz...