US Patent Issued to Leggett & Platt Canada on March 17 for "Reduction of coil compression in exciter-based seat massage system" (Canadian, Belgian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,767, issued on March 17, was assigned to Leggett & Platt Canada Co. (Halifax, Canada).

"Reduction of coil compression in exciter-based seat massage system" was invented by Shane Cole (Windsor, Canada) and Maxime Samain (Harelbeke, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for massaging an occupant of a seat includes an exciter and a carrier. The exciter has a coil for creating a vibration. The carrier retains the exciter within the seat. The carrier allows for operation of the coil that is isolated from forces resulting from the occupant sitting in the seat."

The patent was filed on Jan. 18, 2024, under Application No. 18/...