ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,292, issued on Feb. 17.

"Motor vehicle seat mounting system" was invented by Lance Smith (Southaven, Miss.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat mounting system including a first horizontal bar coupled to a bottom of a seat and a second horizontal bar coupled to a back of the seat, the first and second bars being secured within an automobile chassis. The seat is coupled to each of the first and second bars by two mounting assemblies, each assembly including an elastomeric sleeve disposed about a bar, a first bracket portion attached to the seat and a second bracket portion attached to the first bracket portion and arranged to compres...