ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,682, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to BROSE FAHRZEUGTEILE SE & Co. KG COBURG (Germany).

"Assembly of a vehicle seat having a linear adjustment device" was invented by Jochen Hofmann (Marktgraitz, Germany), Mina Makram (Coburg, Germany), Bastian Erbacher (Kulmbach, Germany) and Katharina Wolfahrt (Ebersdorf, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly of a vehicle seat comprises a seat part assembly, a floor assembly, a front swivel element that is pivotally coupled to the seat part assembly at a front, upper pivot point, and a rear swivel element that is pivotally coupled to the seat part assembly at a rear, upper pivot po...