US Patent Issued to Corning on Oct. 20 for "Supports for bendable auto interior cover materials" (New York Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,772,396, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Corning Inc. (Corning, N.Y.).

"Supports for bendable auto interior cover materials" was invented by Evan Gray Kister (Painted Post, N.Y.) and Jason Scott Stewart (Hornell, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A display assembly for an automotive interior includes a cover substrate comprising a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; and a support structure. The support structure comprises a plurality of frame portions adhered to separate regions of the second major surface via an adhesive layer to retain the cover substrate in a curved configuration. A sh...