ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,051, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Textron Aviation Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Seat positioning system" was invented by Blake David Raybern (Wichita, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for positioning a seat and locking it into a desired position. The system may include a seat mounted to a plurality of movable track members that allow an occupant to position a seat. The track members may be locked in place with one or more spring biased locking mechanisms that selectively engage the track members to keep the seat fixed in a desired position. The locking members may be engaged or disengaged using a series of cables. In one...