ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,115, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Daechang Seat Co. LTD-Dongtan (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
"Latch assembly" was invented by Jin Cheol Hwang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Myung Soo Lee (Osan-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Proposed is a latch assembly with reduced rattle noise. The latch assembly includes a latch bracket mounted on a seatback frame, and includes a latch having a rear side portion hinge-coupled to the latch bracket, having a front side portion bent downward, and having an end portion provided with a claw portion. Furthermore, the latch assembly includes a cable connected to an upper surface of th...