US Patent Issued to Yanfeng Automotive Safety Systems on June 30 for "Method of producing a component for a vehicle interior" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,668,002, issued on June 30, was assigned to Yanfeng Automotive Safety Systems Co. Ltd (Novi, Mich.).

"Method of producing a component for a vehicle interior" was invented by Knut Schnitzler (Neuss, Germany) and Iris Wegner (Duesseldorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of producing a component for a vehicle interior may comprise placing a liner in a forming tool, placing a heater element on the liner, applying a foam material, and forming the heater element on a substrate. Adhesive may be applied to the heater element and liner. The liner may comprise a tool liner configured to facilitate removal of the component from the ...