ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,285, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).
"Vehicle seat having a footrest" was invented by Michael Leng (Geltendorf, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle seat has a footrest, a seat lower part having a seat surface, which seat lower part can be or is coupled to a vehicle structure preferably in a longitudinally displaceable manner, and a seat backrest having a backrest surface. The footrest, provided with a support surface, is movable between a stowing position and a use position and is arranged, in the use position, in front of the seat lower part."
The patent was filed on June 10, 20...