US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Sept. 8 for "Accessory system for vehicle" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,799, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Accessory system for vehicle" was invented by Conner James Stormer (Detroit), Thiago Canola Afonso (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Vincent Keanan Traina (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Miranda Paige Suman (Detroit).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory system for a vehicle includes a housing having a base attached to the vehicle and a projection extending from the base, the projection being fluidly coupled to a duct of the vehicle. The accessory system also includes a first vehicle accessory having a cavity configured to selectively receive the proj...