ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,894, issued on April 7, was assigned to INTEVA PRODUCTS LLC (Troy, Mich.).

"Method and apparatus for stitching a three dimensional formed component and components formed from the method" was invented by Edward J. Wenzel (Troy, Mich.) and Ramez M. Habhab (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for applying stitches to a decorative component having a three dimensional configuration is provided. A head for applying stitches to a decorative component having a three dimensional configuration, including: a needle bar assembly operatively coupled to the head; a looper configured to cooperate with the n...