ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,931, issued on March 25, was assigned to Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan-si, South Korea).
"Seat rail locking device for vehicle" was invented by Cheon Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Kyeong Ho Seo (Suwon-si, South Korea), Heoung Su Lim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Seong Jun Hwang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat rail locking device for a vehicle includes a lower rail having a plurality of locking grooves formed in an inner flange and opened downward, a locking plate having a plurality of locking teeth configured to be inserted into or withdrawn from the plurality of locking grooves when the locking pla...