US Patent Issued to Brigham Young University on July 7 for "Systems and methods for limiting rearward motion of a seatback in a rear-impact collision" (Utah Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,592, issued on July 7, was assigned to Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah).

"Systems and methods for limiting rearward motion of a seatback in a rear-impact collision" was invented by Mark Warner (Provo, Utah) and Wyatt Warner (Provo, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments disclosed are vehicle seat systems for restricting yielding or deflection of a seatback in a rear-impact collision, and related methods. In an embodiment, a vehicle seat system includes a vehicle seat and a seatback deformation limiting system. The vehicle seat includes a seat bottom frame and a seatback frame secured to the seat bottom. The seatback def...