ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,598, issued on July 7, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Daewon Precision Industrial Co. Ltd. (Ansan, South Korea).
"Seatback restraint device for vehicle" was invented by Seung Chan Choe (Hwaesong, South Korea), Hong Sik Chang (Hwaesong, South Korea), Hyun Ko (Suwon, South Korea), Jung Sang You (Hwaesong, South Korea), Hyo Cheol Kang (Suwon, South Korea), Yeong Hoon Seo (Hwaesong, South Korea), Yun Ho Shin (Cheonan, South Korea) and Jae Won Sim (Hwaesong, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seatback restraint device for a vehicle allows a seatback to be freely restrain...