ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,532,966, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Ultra-Mek Inc. (Denton, N.C.).
"Reciprocating-reclining seating unit with power actuators" was invented by Marcus L. Murphy (Lexington, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reclining seating unit includes: a base; a seat having a seat frame; a rocking unit configured to allow the seat to reciprocate relative to the base; a backrest mounted and pivotally interconnected to the seat frame; a footrest unit; a reclining mechanism attached to the seat and the backrest, the reclining mechanism configured to control relative movement of the seat and backrest between upright and reclined positions; a f...