ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,798, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to SUBARU Corp. (Tokyo).
"Vehicle-seat-supporting structure" was invented by Yutaka Hirota (Tokyo), Seiichiro Kuroki (Tokyo) and Tatsuya Narahara (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle-seat-supporting structure includes a floor panel, a side sill, front and rear floor cross members, and seat brackets. The side sill is disposed on an outer side of a vehicle body in a vehicle widthwise direction. The floor cross members are joined to the floor panel, extend in the vehicle widthwise direction, and each have one end facing the side sill with a gap in between. The seat brackets are joined to the...