ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,728, issued on June 24, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Vehicle seating system" was invented by Benjamin Kulhawik (Canton, Mich.), Antonio Del Puerto (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Ryan John Craig (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle seating system includes a seatback pivotally coupled to a seat base. The seatback is operable between an upright position and a reclined position. A lift assembly is operably coupled to the seat base. The lift assembly is operable between a disengaged position and an engaged position. A position sensor is coupled to the lift assembly via a ball joint, wherei...