ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,597,056, issued on April 7, was assigned to TOYOTA BOSHOKU K.K. (Aichi, Japan).

"Vehicle seat ordering system and seat for measurement" was invented by Hiraku Takatsura (Aichi, Japan) and Sumi Takano (Aichi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a vehicle seat ordering system that allows to design a custom-made seat suitable for a driving environment of a vehicle. One aspect of the present disclosure is a vehicle seat ordering system including: a seat for measurement, the seat including a seat body configured to be installed in a vehicle, and a sensor configured to detect a posture of an occupant of the seat body while the veh...