ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,344,189, issued on July 1, was assigned to Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Adapting shoulder anchor for seatbelt" was invented by Steve Reed (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Len Cech (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various implementations include a system for adjusting the position of a seatbelt in a vehicle. The system includes a shoulder anchor, at least one sensor, and a processor. The shoulder anchor is for receiving a seatbelt. The shoulder anchor is movable relative to a seat disposed within the vehicle. The processor is in electrical communication with the sensor and a memory. The processo...