ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,254, issued on March 18, was assigned to S & S Numerical Control Inc. (Northridge, Calif.).
"Deployable seat bottom assembly" was invented by Johnny A. Satterfield (Chatsworth, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A seat bottom assembly, movable between stowed and deployed configurations, includes a seat pan plate having a front side, a rear side, a left side, a right side, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The seat pan plate is configured to move between stowed and deployed positions. The assembly also includes a pair of beam braces configured to engage a seat frame of a seat; a pair of front links operationally connecting the ...