US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on Jan. 20 for "Vehicle seat having kneel function" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,392, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Vehicle seat having kneel function" was invented by Joseph A. Krot (Lake Orion, Mich.) and Walter Holzhueter (Southgate, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat assembly for a vehicle includes a seat including a seat base and a seat back, and a seat back hinge connecting the seat back to the seat back and configured to allow for rotation of the seat back relative to the seat base. A rail assembly is operably connected to the seat to guide a forward/aft adjustment of a position of the seat in a direction parallel to a direction of the rail asse...