ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,018, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).
"Kitchen module for a vehicle" was invented by Larry Parker (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Elizabeth Steenwyk (Detroit), Christian Elder (Sylvan Lake, Mich.), Arthur Bledsoe (Detroit), Ruey-Khan Tsang (Ann Arbor, Mich.) and Kaitlyn Benoit (Detroit).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kitchen module for a vehicle includes a frame system for providing structural support, a rail system affixed to the frame system and the vehicle, and a plurality of kitchen components mounted to the frame system. The rail system is configured to allow the frame system to move relati...