ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,598, issued on March 18, was assigned to Peloton Interactive Inc. (New York).

"Seat assembly systems and methods" was invented by Claudia Moreira (New York) and Mark Kruse (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat assembly for adjustably connecting a seat to a seat post is provided. The seat assembly may include a slider configured to slide along the seat post, a cam coupled to the slider and movable between a first position and a second position, and a cam washer positioned between the cam and the slider. The cam washer may include a base seated within a cutout disposed in the slider, the base having a non-circular shape for ...