ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,978, issued on May 26, was assigned to Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan-si, South Korea).
"Walk-in device for vehicle seat" was invented by Gwon Hwa Bok (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Hwa Young Mun (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Seong Jun Shin (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Cheolhwan Yoon (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Han Yun Choi (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Junsik Hwang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A walk-in device for a vehicle seat includes a rear link having one end connected to a seat cushion frame by a first hinge shaft, and the other end connected to an upper rail by a second hinge shaft, and a pressing bracket ...