ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,113, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to AGCO International GmbH (Neuhausen, Switzerland).
"Vehicle swiveling seats" was invented by Alexander Barzen (Marktoberdorf, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for controlling the permitted angular rotation of a vehicle operator's seat about a vertical axis relative to the vehicle. The system has first stop rotatable with the seat and second stop mechanism carried by the vehicle for engagement by the first stop to limit the angular rotation of the seat relative to the vehicle. Controls adjust the second stop assembly to allow variation in the permitted angle of rotation of the seat...