US Patent Issued to TACHI-S on July 15 for "Seat for vehicle" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,408, issued on July 15, was assigned to TACHI-S Co. LTD. (Tokyo).

"Seat for vehicle" was invented by Takamasa Tamai (Akishima, Japan), Osamu Takano (Akishima, Japan) and Riho Maruyama (Akishima, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat for a vehicle is provided which is capable of minimizing excessive depression in a region of a sheet-shaped elastic material corresponding to an occupant's buttocks while reducing components in a seat cushion employing a sheet-shaped elastic material. The seat cushion of the vehicle seat includes: a cushion pad; a left side frame; a right side frame; a front frame disposed between a front portion of...