US Patent Issued to Rivian IP Holdings on Feb. 3 for "Vehicle seat with adjustable seat cushion for a child seat" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,794, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Rivian IP Holdings LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Vehicle seat with adjustable seat cushion for a child seat" was invented by Steven Digby Nicol (San Clemente, Calif.), Kevin Mayer (Costa Mesa, Calif.) and Kirsten Bloch (Orange, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a seat that includes a displaceable seat cushion to provide space for a child seat. The seat belt assembly may include a seat back and a seat cushion displaceable (e.g., movable) with respect to the seat back. The seat further includes a platform that, when exposed by displacing the seat cushion, provides a space for the ch...