US Patent Issued to Magna Seating on Feb. 17 for "High latch for a seat back with slouch locking feature" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,296, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Magna Seating Inc. (Aurora, Canada).

"High latch for a seat back with slouch locking feature" was invented by David M. Runde (Ortonville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat assembly (10) for use in an automotive vehicle comprises a seat cushion (14) adapted to be coupled to a floor of the vehicle, a seat back (12) pivotably coupled to the seat cushion, a striker bar (28) adapted to be fixedly secured to a support wall in the vehicle, a recliner bracket (42) pivotally coupled to the seat back (12), and a latch assembly (66) pivotally coupled to the recliner bracket (42) and slidably cou...