MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202647125257 A) filed by Toyota Boshoku America, Inc. on October 21, 2026, for Retractable Seat Cover System.

Inventors include Moran, Jeff; and Richter, Jacob.

The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.

Abstract: A retractable vehicle seat cover system including a housing, mounting caps for mounting the housing to a vehicle seat, a retractable cover extendable from the housing, and an anchor clip secured between a seat bottom and a seat back to selectively receive and retain an anchor of the cover to hold the cover against the seat. The cover may be either a "bottom-to-top" version or a "top-to-bottom"...