ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,094, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Lear Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).
"Method for producing a vehicle interior component" was invented by David Abdella (Royal Oak, Mich.), Joshua Hallock (Warren, Mich.) and Samuel Blair (Troy, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing a vehicle interior component includes placing a polymeric cushion blank in a mold having a plurality of apertures and a mold cavity. The method may include the step of passing a first fluid having a first predetermined temperature through at least some of the apertures and through the cushion blank to heat the cushion blank to a compliant, non-liquid...