ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,849, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Lear Corp. (Southfield, Mich.).
"Seat assembly" was invented by Darren Legh (Wolverhampton, Great Britain), Justin Meredith (Coventry, Great Britain), James King (Coventry, Great Britain), Kevin Farley (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Great Britain), Jake Collins (Coventry, Great Britain), Myriam Molina (Coventry, Great Britain) and Chris J. Edwards (Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat assembly comprises a seat adjuster; and a seat including: a seat bottom connectable to a track assembly; a seatback pivotably connected to the seat bottom; a calf rest pivotably connected to...