ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,622,523, issued on May 12, was assigned to DICK'S SPORTING GOODS INC. (Coraopolis, Pa.).

"Chair assembly" was invented by Daniel Fischer (Pittsburgh), Anthony J. Koch (Mckees Rocks, Pa.), Chinawut Paesang (Sewickley, Pa.), Nathan Quince (Imperial, Pa.), Craig Hofmann (Pittsburgh), Casper Crouse (Coraopolis, Pa.), David Vogler (Rochester, N.Y.) and Robert James Fulbright (Pittsburgh).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frame assembly for a chair assembly includes a base assembly, a joint assembly, and a seat assembly. The base assembly includes a first leg and a base mount. The base mount includes a mounting aperture and a first base coupler. ...