US Patent Issued to FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE on March 17 for "Method of manufacturing a vehicle trim element and associated trim element" (Spanish Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,799, issued on March 17, was assigned to FAURECIA INTERIEUR INDUSTRIE (Nanterre, France).

"Method of manufacturing a vehicle trim element and associated trim element" was invented by Benjamin Quesnel (Valencia, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle trim element and method for manufacturing the trim element. The method includes the steps of: supplying a substrate comprising natural fibers and thermoplastic fibers entangled together, supplying a first layer comprising a base layer and provided with at least one reinforcing and/or decorative element, and compressing the first layer against the substrate. The method also includ...