ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,707, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Lear Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).
"Seat assembly with massage" was invented by Samuel Blair (Troy, Mich.), David Abdella (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Joshua Hallock (Warren, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat assembly is provided with a seat frame and a seat support. A plurality of linear actuators or a camshaft are supported on the frame and oriented toward the seat support surface to each provide a localized percussive massage upon the seated occupant. Alternatively, a guide is supported upon the seat frame. A plurality of massage plates is provided on the guide. A plurality of massage nodes i...