ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,398, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Center console for a vehicle" was invented by Joerg Stephan (Pulheim, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A center console for a vehicle, having at least one storage trough which extends over at least a predominant part of a length of the center console. In order to provide a center console that is of simplified construction and is optimized in terms of its characteristics, the center console has at least one functional unit which is connected to an elevated rearward end portion of the storage trough and which, proceeding from the rearward end...