ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,031, issued on June 23, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and DAS Co. LTD (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea).

"Rear seat apparatus for vehicle" was invented by Mu Young Kim (Osan, South Korea), Hee Dong Choi (Hwaseong, South Korea), Soo Hyun Moon (Hwaseong, South Korea), Wan Su Park (Gwacheon, South Korea), Gil Ju Kim (Hwaseong, South Korea), Seok Ju Gim (Seongnam, South Korea), Kyoung Su Oh (Cheonan, South Korea), Jae Hong Bae (Ulsan, South Korea), Dong Hyeon Kim (Hwaseong, South Korea), Yong Tak Han (Suwon, South Korea), Sung Wook Lee (Bucheon, South Korea), Yong Sun Oh (Ulsan, South Korea) and Kyu Hee Lee (Ulsan, South Korea). ...