ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,857, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan-si, South Korea).
"Leg rest apparatus for vehicle seat" was invented by Jong Su Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Kyeong Ju Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Hwa Young Mun (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Gwon Hwa Bok (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Cheolhwan Yoon (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Jae Yong Jang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Han Yun Choi (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Junsik Hwang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A leg rest apparatus includes a base bracket mounted below a seat cushion of a vehicle seat, a rear link coupled to a lateral portion of...