ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,029, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Escort Outdoor LLC (Walnut, Calif.).

"Reclining foldable chair and method of operation" was invented by Yang Cong Xin (Anhui, China) and Yang Lei (Anhui, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reclining foldable chair includes a support frame and a seat cover secured to the support frame. The support frame is configured to transition between a storage and use position and includes a first and second upright, a seat bottom support, a collapsible cross-brace, a seat back rest, and a reclining assembly configured to allow the chair to transition between upright and reclined positions. The reclinin...