ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,024, issued on June 23, was assigned to Fisher & Co. Inc. (St. Clair Shores, Mich.).

"Clip for vehicle seat cable assembly" was invented by Raghu Belagur Sathyanarayanasetty (Roseville, Mich.) and Sapan Mahendra Poptani (Northville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cable assembly for a seat assembly may include a cable, a first clip, and a second clip. The cable may include a first end and an end cap disposed thereon. The first clip may be slidingly engaged on the cable and include a first body including a distal portion and an attachment portion. The first body may define an aperture in the attachment portion. A first portion ...