US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on May 5 for "Vehicle seat component including integrated assist handle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,326, issued on May 5, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Vehicle seat component including integrated assist handle" was invented by James Logan Jr. (South Lyon, Mich.), Stefano A. Moraccini (Macomb, Mich.), Jeff E. Nasca (Bloomfield Township, Mich.) and Michael Apone (Macomb, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat component includes a body having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface. The first side surface and the second side surface extend between and connect the first surface and the second surface. A recess is formed in one of ...