US Patent Issued to Volkswagen on March 24 for "Integrated slide-out vehicle work surface" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,583,321, issued on March 24, was assigned to Volkswagen AG (Wolfsburg, Germany).

"Integrated slide-out vehicle work surface" was invented by Brett LaBar (Pleasanton, Calif.), Alexander Ksoll (Encino, Calif.), William Brian Lathrop (San Jose, Calif.) and Armin Fatic (Foster City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractable work surface apparatus for a vehicle includes a plurality of guiderails installed within the vehicle's dashboard. Each guiderail features a curved portion with a specified radius extending downward from the dashboard's front surface toward its inner region. The apparatus further comprises a work surface assembl...