ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,043, issued on March 18, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Vehicle seating assembly" was invented by Macit Aktas (Windsor, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat, a seatback, a track assembly, a front anchor, a rear anchor, and a first gear. The seatback is coupled to the seat. The seatback is pivotable relative to the seat. The track assembly is configured to couple the seat to a floor of a vehicle. The rear anchor is coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the track assembly. The front anchor is coupled to the seat and configured to engage with the ...