ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,545,160, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Adient US LLC (Plymouth, Mich.).

"Seat trim attachment system" was invented by Ryan Feroni (Plymouth, Mich.), Chandrakanth Kundargi (Canton, Mich.), Manoj Sabale (Satara, India) and Mauricio Espinosa (Van Buren Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat trim attachment system may have a seat adjuster that has an upper, intermediate, and lower portion. The seat adjuster may be connected to a seat base to assist with the movement of a lower seat cushion. A trim adjuster made up of one layer of an elastic material may be connected to an end of a seat trim. A trim flange with apertures m...