ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,635, issued on March 31, was assigned to FAURECIA INDIA PRIVATE Ltd. (Maharashtra, India).

"Lever for an air vent assembly" was invented by Julien Bleker (Villiers le Bel, France) and Sachin Patil (Chikhali, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lever for an air vent assembly. The lever includes a first arm and a second arm, each extending from a base portion creating a guiding path therebetween. The first arm includes a first portion having a curved profile to facilitate abutment of the first portion with a movable disc of the assembly. The lever has a flexible third arm extending from the base portion and configured substantially...