ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,187, issued on June 3, was assigned to Magna Seating Inc. (Aurora, Canada).

"Remote handle assembly with modular pulley arrangement" was invented by Michael Kapusky (South Lyon, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A remote handle assembly for selectively unlocking a component in a seat assembly for an automotive vehicle comprises a rear housing having a boss, a spline shaft pivotally coupled to the boss around an axis of rotation, and a pulley pivotally coupled to the boss around the axis of rotation. The spline shaft includes a cam surface and a pulley channel extending circumferentially around the axis of rotation. The spline shaft...