ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,939, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & Co. KG COBURG (Coburg, Germany).
"Vehicle seat" was invented by Jochen Hofmann (Marktgraitz, Germany), Erik Luther (Rohr, Germany) and Marcel Amstein (Marisfeld, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "It is provided a vehicle seat, with a backrest which is rigidly coupled to a seat part so that a pivotal movement of the backrest about a rear pivot axis, via which an inclination of the backrest can be adjusted, always is accompanied by a corresponding pivotal movement of the seat part. There is provided a pan adjusting device via which a seat pan part can be pivoted rela...