ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,987, issued on May 26, was assigned to MAGNA SEATING INC (Aurora, Canada).
"Low chuck compliant pivot joint" was invented by Jerzy Dziedzic (Milford, Mich.) and Kristof M Kurzeja (Commerce Township, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A compliant pivot joint is provided for rotationally coupling a link member to a frame member in a vehicle seat. The compliant pivot joint includes a cup-shaped protrusion having a cup opening formed on the link member, a shoulder bolt having a first shaft portion projecting from a bolt head and terminating at a shoulder, a bias member having a bias opening, and a fastener fixedly coupled to the frame m...