ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,672, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and DAS Co. LTD (Gyeongju, South Korea).
"Free hinge drive system for link of vehicle seat" was invented by Deok-Gi Hong (Busan, South Korea), Keun Gwack (Ulsan, South Korea) and Jae-Youn Kim (Ulsan, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A free hinge drive system for a link of a vehicle seat such as a relaxation seat includes a first pinion gear of a motor and a second pinion gear of a brake device that are connected by an interconnection member, and a first sector gear gear-coupled to a first pinion gear and a second sec...