US Patent Issued to Hyundai Motor, Kia, DAS on Nov. 18 for "Foldable seat apparatus for multi-purpose vehicle" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,855, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and DAS Co. LTD (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea).

"Foldable seat apparatus for multi-purpose vehicle" was invented by Sang Hwi Yoon (Incheon, South Korea), Hyun Ko (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Hyo Cheol Kang (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Sang Do Park (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Du Go Jung (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Yong Jae Sung (Ulsan, South Korea) and Jin Ho Choi (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable seat apparatus for a multi-purpose vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes a seat unit c...