US Patent Issued to Hyundai Transys on June 3 for "Recliner for vehicle seat" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,177, issued on June 3, was assigned to Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan-si, South Korea).

"Recliner for vehicle seat" was invented by Sungchul Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Kyu Ha Shin (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 collar part extending from a center of one surface, a second gear configured to eccentrically engage with the first gear while being internally in contact with the first gear, a ring member coupled to surround the collar part, a socket coupled to surround the ring member, and a pair of wedge cams disposed between the ring member and the...