ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,319, issued on May 5, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Das Co. Ltd (Gyeongju-si, South Korea).

"Relaxation seat for vehicle" was invented by Byeong Kwang Kim (Ansan-si, South Korea), Young Bok Sung (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Yong Chang Jung (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Young Jun Kim (Hanam-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment relaxation seat for a vehicle includes a seat cushion lower frame configured to be mounted on a seat rail, a seat cushion upper frame connected to the seat cushion lower frame in a tilting-enabled manner, a seat back frame connect...