ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,810, issued on Dec. 9.
"Vehicle access mobility tool" was invented by Meera Ramaswami (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle access device for helping a person to enter and exit a vehicle is provided. The vehicle access device includes an engagement portion configured to engage a striker in a doorframe of a vehicle and to hold the device in a fixed relationship relative to the striker. The device further includes an articulating leg coupled to the engagement portion, the articulating leg including a first member pivotably connected to a second member."
The patent was filed on April 18, 2023, under Application No. ...