US Patent Issued to HYUNDAI MOTOR, KIA on Dec. 9 for "System and method for controlling a seat-interlocking leg rest" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,800, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (Seoul, South Korea) and KIA Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).

"System and method for controlling a seat-interlocking leg rest" was invented by Kug Hun Han (Seoul, South Korea), Hoon Bok Lee (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Yo Han Kim (Ansan-si, South Korea), Mun Seung Kang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Dong Hoon Keum (Busan, South Korea), Deok Soo Lim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Dong Hoon Lee (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat-interlocking leg rest control system includes: a first actuator configured to move a seat for a vehicle, the seat including a seat cushion ...