ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,742, issued on Dec. 9.

"Vehicle suspension systems, retrofit kits, and methods of retrofitting vehicle suspensions" was invented by Cody Bakker (Fallon, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retrofit kit for replacing an existing leaf spring suspension system, methods of replacing the existing leaf spring suspension systems, and suspension systems may include an upper load beam having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being configured to pivotally mount to a vehicle. A lower control arm includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a mounting location positioned between the proximal end distal ends. The distal end of the lo...