US Patent Issued to Reiss International on May 26 for "Seat and seat back for multi-passenger vehicle" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,985, issued on May 26, was assigned to Reiss International Ltd. (Watertown, Wis.).

"Seat and seat back for multi-passenger vehicle" was invented by Thomas J. Reiss Jr. (Ixonia, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat for a multi-passenger vehicle. The seat includes a seat cushion mounted on a frame of the seat, a back cushion mounted to the frame, and a seat back mounted on an opposite side of the frame. The back cushion and the seat back extend transversely away from the seat cushion. The seat back includes a head impact portion and a leg impact portion. The leg impact portion includes expanded polyethylene (EPE) foam having a sec...