ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,674,501, issued on July 7, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Sung Rhim T&T Co. Ltd. (Daegu, South Korea).

"Damper for vehicle seat" was invented by Dong Hoon Keum (Busan, South Korea), Sang Do Park (Suwon, South Korea), Sang-Soo Lee (Hwaseong, South Korea), Da Eun Lee (Hwaseong, South Korea), Sung Gu Kim (Ulsan, South Korea), Min Hyuk Kwak (Suwon, South Korea), Chan Ho Jung (Gunpo, South Korea), Hoon Bok Lee (Hwaseong, South Korea), Chil Seok Ju (Daegu, South Korea) and Kwang Seok Jung (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damper for a vehicle seat includes a vibratin...