ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,309, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE (Nanterre, France).
"Trim element comprising a mobile element and a wire element movable with the mobile element" was invented by Jean-Francois Paris (Meru, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A trim element having a wire element and a guiding device. A mobile portion of the wire element moves between a deployed position, wherein the mobile portion extends along a first path, and a retracted position, wherein the mobile portion extends along a second path. The guiding device includes a guide surface, with the mobile portion being separated from the guide surface i...