ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,977, issued on May 26, was assigned to Volvo Car Corp. (Gothenburg, Sweden).
"Folding automotive seat" was invented by Peter Mikael Alexandersson (Kungsbacka, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A configurable seat system with a collapsible seat cushion frame is described. The seat system can incorporate a kinematic structure at the seat cushion frame, such that the kinematic structure can be adjusted to cause the seat cushion to have a variable thickness/height. The adjustable seat enables convenient egress/ingress of a region of a passenger compartment and also convenient extension of a cargo bay area. One or more motors can be ut...