MUMBAI, India, July 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202311085595 A) filed by Mercedes-Benz Group Ag, Stuttgart, Germany, on Dec. 14, 2023, for 'a latching device for a swiveling backrest of a seat in a vehicle.'

Inventor(s) include Rohan Bhosale; and Suhas Gowda.

The application for the patent was published on July 4, under issue no. 27/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A latching device (100, 100') for a swiveling backrest of a seat in a vehicle is disclosed. The latching device (100, 100') can comprise a latch mechanism (110) for locking and unlocking of the swiveling backrest of the seat. The latch mechanism (110) can further include a push button (101) f...