ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,564, issued on March 17, was assigned to Matthias Krabel (Markt Taschendorf, Germany).

"Method for producing a foam-backed moulded component, and moulded component" was invented by Matthias Krabel (Markt Taschendorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a method for producing a foam-backed molded component, the method comprising the following steps: a) introducing a cover material in a mold (100), the mold (100) having a negative-profiled surface (310); and b) generating and maintaining a vacuum and/or negative pressure on the side of the cover material facing the mold (100); and c) pouring a foam material...