US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on Aug. 25 for "Adjustable lateral-support headrest for a vehicle seat" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,351, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Adjustable lateral-support headrest for a vehicle seat" was invented by Leeyong Choi (Gwangmyeong-si, South Korea), Seungil Lim (Seoul, South Korea) and Soyeon Kim (Incheon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable side-support head restraint assembly for mounting to a vehicle seat having a seat cushion and backrest. The head restraint assembly is configured to limit rearward movement of a seat occupant's head relative to the seat occupant's torso and includes a center section configured to be mounted to the backrest. The head rest...