ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,016, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Fisher & Co. Inc. (St. Clair Shores, Mich.).

"Vehicle seat adjustment assembly with reduced-backlash gear system" was invented by Mircea Napau (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Ileana Dacia Napau (Cugir, Romania) and Ioan Napau (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat adjustment mechanism includes a first component and a second component movable relative to the first component. A drive mechanism is drivingly connected to the second component for moving the second component relative to the first component. The drive mechanism includes a drive motor drivingly connected to a first ge...