ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,063, issued on May 6.
"Auxiliary hitch system, component carrier, draw bar, bumper system, hitch extender, and/or device for vehicles and trucks" was invented by Luke Waesche (Hagerstown, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hitch system for vehicles and trucks designed to be easy to install and that can accommodate the attachment of various vehicle and truck accessories. A hitch extender that is configured to be used with standard vehicle and truck hitches. A hitch system and a hitch extender which may be entirely manually powered, manually powered and free of all motors and electrical components, may be operated by a powered device...