ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,255, issued on Nov. 25.
"Axle deployment system for use with a towable vehicle" was invented by Marcel Pontbriand (Pahrump, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lift axle system which selectively lowers (and raises) an axle. When wheels of the lift axle system are lowered to the ground, the wheels effectively work to reduce the load supported by the original axles. A percentage of the weight of the rear of the towable vehicle is transferred to the attachment point to its tractor, that is, to the front of the towable vehicle. This helps to better balance the load, making the vehicle more stable on the road. The lift axle system is ea...