ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,859, issued on Dec. 16.
"Tire traction device" was invented by Peter L. Levy (San Francisco).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire traction device for a motor vehicle wheel having a simple radial rod construction coupled to a standard wheel lug bolt via a conical mounting bracket and stabilizing rod set cable coupling."
The patent was filed on June 27, 2020, under Application No. 16/914,275.
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