US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia on June 2 for "Vehicle seat apparatus for charging portable electronic device" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,483, issued on June 2, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"Vehicle seat apparatus for charging portable electronic device" was invented by Suk Won Hong (Bucheon, South Korea), Hyeong Jong Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Ju Yeol Kong (Ansan, South Korea), Byeong Kwang Kim (Suwon, South Korea), Seong Hyeon Shin (Suwon, South Korea), Han Su Yoo (Hwaseong, South Korea), Byung Yong Choi (Hwaseong, South Korea), Sang Do Park (Seoul, South Korea), So Young Yoo (Suwon, South Korea) and Jeong Mi Seo (Seongnam, South Korea).

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