US Patent Issued to MAGNA SEATING on May 19 for "Swivel seat assembly with a kickstand mechanism" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,630,058, issued on May 19, was assigned to MAGNA SEATING INC. (Aurora, Canada).

"Swivel seat assembly with a kickstand mechanism" was invented by Kai Zhao (Novi, Mich.), Louis Vetere II (Commerce Township, Mich.), David M. Runde (Ortonville, Mich.), James Rudberg (Northville, Mich.) and Kristof M. Kurzeja (Commerce Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat assembly in an automotive vehicle has a base structure, a swivel mechanism fixedly coupled to the base structure, and a seat cushion pivotally coupled to the swivel mechanism. The seat cushion is pivotable between a seating position and a stadium position. The swivel mechani...