ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,937, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Fisher & Co. Inc. (St. Clair Shores, Mich.).
"Vehicle seat adjustment system with power long rails" was invented by Mircea Napau (Sterling Heights, Mich.), Ileana Dacia Napau (Cugir, Romania), Ioan Napau (Rochester Hills, Mich.), Sapan Mahendra Poptani (Northville, Mich.) and Ryan Martin (Macomb, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power rail system for a vehicle seat includes an outer track defining an elongated channel with an elongated lead screw mounted in the channel. An inner track is received in the elongated channel and a power length adjuster gear transmission is mounted to the inne...