MUMBAI, India, Oct. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202441032367 A) filed by Adient US Llc, Plymouth, U.S.A., on April 24, 2024, for 'lock structure of vehicle flip-up seat.'
Inventor(s) include Higuchi Takeshi; Matsuzaki Taisuke; Su Su Yin; Kimura Ryota; Zankar Rahul; Firke Nilesh; and Waghmare Nitin.
The application for the patent was published on Oct. 31, under issue no. 44/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A lock structure (RK) includes an inner lower rail (82), an inner upper rail (5) with a body rail (5a) and a hook engaging member (1), and a lock (7) with a hook plate (73) and a lock plate (72). The lock (7) allows a vehicle flip-up seat (ST) to be l...