US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on April 21 for "Coaxial knob control for vehicle vent" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,989, issued on April 21, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Coaxial knob control for vehicle vent" was invented by Angel R. Munoz (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Steven Jay Leathorn (Fort Gratiot, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vent assembly of a vehicle includes a bezel defining a vent opening through which an airflow is directed. A primary vane extends across the vent opening and is movable about a primary vane axis to adjust an airflow direction in a first direction. A plurality of secondary vanes are arrayed across the vent opening and are movable about a secondary vane to adjust the airflow dir...