ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,003, issued on July 8, was assigned to Valeo Systemes Thermiques (Le Mesnil Saint Denis, France).
"Heating structure for motor vehicle" was invented by Nicolas Devienne (Le Mesnil Saint-Denis, France) and Samuel Ahizi (Le Mesnil Saint-Denis, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A heating structure (1) configured to be installed inside a passenger compartment of a vehicle is disclosed. The heating structure (1) includes at least one resistive layer arranged so as to release heat when an electric current passes through this layer (4), this panel further comprising an electrode array (5) comprising a plurality of contact electrodes (6) ...