ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,936, issued on March 25, was assigned to TS TECH Co. LTD. (Saitama, Japan).

"Seat frame for vehicle seat" was invented by Masayuki Hoshi (Tochigi, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bracket for attaching an actuator is easily bonded to a side frame while avoiding interference with a shaft for driving a reclining mechanism. In a seat side frame which is provided at each of both ends of a seat back frame in the width direction, a reclining mechanism, and an actuator, the reclining mechanism is attached to a side wall of the side frame, and the actuator is fixed to an attachment bracket bonded to an inner surface of a portion to wh...