ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,207, issued on April 14, was assigned to Tempo Manufacturing LLC (Nantong, China).

"Sliding seat assembly for an umbrella" was invented by Xiong Luo (Nantong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sliding seat assembly for an umbrella, the umbrella having a column, a transverse rod having a lower end, a tilted rod, an umbrella frame, an upper nest connected to the transverse rod, and one or more electrical assemblies disposed on the umbrella frame; the sliding seat assembly has a sliding seat slidable along the column with a front end and a rear end, and a battery; the battery is removably connected to the sliding seat, the battery...