US Patent Issued to Magna Seating on June 10 for "Seat assembly with zero-gravity position" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,336, issued on June 10, was assigned to Magna Seating Inc. (Aurora, Canada).

"Seat assembly with zero-gravity position" was invented by David M Runde (Ortonville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat assembly for use by an occupant in an automotive vehicle includes a seat cushion pivotally coupled to a seat base at a cushion pivot. The seat assembly further includes a seat back pivotally coupled to the seat cushion at a lower recline pivot. A tilt mechanism is further coupled between the seat cushion and the seat base for pivoting of the seat cushion at the cushion pivot to move the seat assembly to and from a zero-gravity pos...