ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,092, issued on March 18, was assigned to Hyundai Motor Co. (Seoul, South Korea) and Kia Corp. (Seoul, South Korea).
"Seat belt device for vehicle and method of mounting same" was invented by Young Rok Kim (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat belt device is implemented as an independent and movably installable seat belt that enables multi-purpose use of a vehicle through multi-functionality of a seat of the vehicle. The seat belt device includes a belt post having a seat belt assembly, the belt post being mounted inside an interior of the vehicle, and a buckle post in which an arm and a buckle are connected...