ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,233,768, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to MITSUI KINZOKU ACT Corp. (Yokohama, Japan).
"Vehicle seat locking device" was invented by Makoto Kondo (Yokohama, Japan) and Syunsuke Ochiai (Yokohama, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a vehicle seat locking device including: a single latch having an engaging groove and first through third arm portions; a ratchet having a restraining portion engaging the first and second arm portions, restraining the latch in first and second latching positions respectively; and an engagement auxiliary lever having a first auxiliary arm portion abutting with a leg portion of a striker and a sec...