ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,441,215, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea), Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea) and Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan-si, South Korea).

"Seat for vehicle" was invented by Jung Sang You (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Yong Chul Kim (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Dae Hee Lee (Incheon, South Korea), Eun Sue Kim (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Jae Hoon Cho (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Han Kyung Park (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Jae Sung Shin (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Hae Dong Kwak (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea), Jun Sik Hwang (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea) and Gwon Hwa Bok (Hwaseong-Si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A...