ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,154, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan-si, South Korea).

"Recliner for vehicle seat" was invented by Kyu Ha Shin (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Woosool Song (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A recliner for a vehicle seat includes a first gear having a center hole provided at a center thereof, a second gear being internally in contact with the first gear and configured to eccentrically engage with the first gear, a socket having a coupling portion configured to be coupled to the center hole, and a pair of wedge cams disposed between the socket and the second gear and configured to r...