US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on July 21 for "Armrest for a vehicle seat and methods of use thereof" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,309, issued on July 21, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Armrest for a vehicle seat and methods of use thereof" was invented by Wooram Lee (Namdong-gu, South Korea) and Sangik Cha (Seocho-gu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Armrests for vehicle seats and methods of using the armrests are provided. The armrests include a first portion coupled to the vehicle seat, and a second portion having a first member secured to the first portion, a second member pivotally coupled to the first member, and a third member pivotally coupled to the second member. The second portion is configured to selectively...