ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,603, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Textron Innovations Inc. (Providence, R.I.).
"Foldable vehicle seat" was invented by Barry John Ward (Bel Aire, Kan.), Matthew William Reese (Wichita, Kan.), Jason Michael Decker (Wichita, Kan.) and Matthew Allen Paul (Wichita, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable vehicle seat includes a seat base having a seat support frame, a seat back extending from the seat base, and a foldable section connected to the seat back. The folded section has a folded and unfolded configuration, and comprises a hinge mechanism with a pivot point, a first support, a second support, and a top surface configu...