ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,696,978, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Ultra-Mek Inc. (Denton, N.C.).
"Reclining seating unit with stationary back" was invented by Marcus L. Murphy (Lexington, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reclining seating unit includes: a base; a stationary backrest attached to the base; a seat; a footrest; a reclining backrest; and a reclining mechanism attached to the base, the seat, the footrest and the reclining backrest. The reclining mechanism includes a plurality of pivotally interconnected links configured and arranged to move the seating unit between (a) an upright position, in which the reclining backrest is substantially vertica...