ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,078, issued on July 8, was assigned to TS TECH Co. LTD. (Saitama, Japan).

"Mode adjustment system and mode adjustment method" was invented by Takako Miyoshi (Tochigi, Japan), Takayuki Kobori (Tochigi, Japan), Akio Seya (Tochigi, Japan), Hiroki Shibayama (Tochigi, Japan), Kazuyoshi Iizuka (Tochigi, Japan), Ai Furuta (Tochigi, Japan), Kazuaki Mima (Tochigi, Japan), Yuichiro Hoshi (Tochigi, Japan), Tomohisa Chiba (Tochigi, Japan) and Kensuke Mori (Tochigi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mode adjustment system capable of changing interior in a conveyance with less effort and time includes an input device that allows an occupant to...