ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,443, issued on June 2, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan, South Korea).

"Vehicle seat" was invented by Eun Sue Kim (Hwaseong, South Korea), Dae Hee Lee (Incheon, South Korea), Sang Hark Lee (Incheon, South Korea), Ji Yun Ha (Suwon, South Korea), Jun Hyung Kwon (Hwaseong, South Korea), Duk Kyu Byun (Gunpo, South Korea), Sin Jeong Kang (Hwaseong, South Korea) and Seong Bin Jeong (Yongin, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a vehicle seat including a cushion frame having a seat cushion and having a guide groove formed in an end there...