US Patent Issued to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, STABILUS on May 20 for "Kinetic seat assemblies having dampers for fixed components and movable components including lateral damping mechanisms and fluid reservoirs" (German, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,369, issued on May 20, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC. (Plano, Texas) and STABILUS GMBH (Koblenz, Germany).

"Kinetic seat assemblies having dampers for fixed components and movable components including lateral damping mechanisms and fluid reservoirs" was invented by Todd Rupert Muck (Fowlerville, Mich.), Charles P. Patterson (New Boston, Mich.), Peter J. Moegling (Whitmore Lake, Mich.), Matthew R. Speck (Plymouth, Mich.), Leon T. Toma (Commerce Township, Mich.), Raphael Piroth (Heidenrod, Germany), Lars Lohken (Linz am Rhein, Germany) and Yashodhan Joshi (Rochester Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & ...