ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,870, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Hyundai Transys Inc. (Seosan-si, South Korea).
"Apparatus for operating seat" was invented by Heoung Su Lim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Cheon Kim (Hwaseong-si, South Korea), Kyeong Ho Seo (Hwaseong-si, South Korea) and Seongjun Hwang (Hwaseong-si, South Korea).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for operating a seat includes a lead screw, in which two opposite ends of a lead screw are rotatably supported by first and second brackets in a movable rail."
The patent was filed on Sept. 20, 2023, under Application No. 18/470,685.
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