ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,296,731, issued on May 13, was assigned to TS TECH Co. LTD. (Asaka, Japan).
"Vehicle seat" was invented by Shoma Sato (Tochigi, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adequate mechanical stiffness and strength are afforded to a tumble seat or a vehicle seat having a latch mechanism provided in a rear end of the seat cushion. A cushion frame of the seat includes a side frame extending in a fore and aft direction, and the side frame includes a first member including a channel member having an open side facing sideways and a second member attached to the first member so as to form a closed cross section jointly with the first member, and e...