ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,248, issued on June 23, was assigned to B/E Aerospace Inc. (Winston-Salem, N.C.).
"Back support on seat" was invented by Krishnateja Pillarisetty (Bangalore, India).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device may include a support strip disposed adjacent to a lower position of a seatback frame of a passenger seat. A device may include a first cable coupled on a first end to a first strip end of the support strip. A device may include a first cable adjustor coupled to a second end of the first cable, wherein an actuation of the first cable causes a movement of the support strip from a back position to a forward position."
The patent was f...