ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,805, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to FAURECIA Sieges d'Automobile (Nanterre, France).
"Bench for utility automotive vehicle" was invented by Sebastien Seille (Briis Sous Forges, France), Claude Duboulet (Etrechy, France) and Nicolas Coutelle (Saclas, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bench for a utility automotive vehicle, adapted to be installed transversely, in the front of a utility automotive vehicle, wherein the bench has a seat bottom framework and a seatback framework. The seat bottom framework comprises two lateral side plates, a first crosspiece and a second crosspiece with the first and second crosspieces each being ...