ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,061, issued on April 21, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Occupant knee support device" was invented by Isamu Nagasawa (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An occupant knee support device provided in a vehicle includes a knee outer side surface support member and a knee lower surface support member. The knee outer side surface support member is disposed in a side part of the seat surface part in a stored state, protrudes forward and upward beyond the seat surface part in a support state to support an outer side surface of a knee of the occupant. The knee lower surface support member is, in the stored state, provided in a vici...