ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,615, issued on Oct. 7.
"Ramp holding assembly" was invented by Bryn Aud (Fordsville, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ramp holding assembly includes a pair of support brackets that each has an elongate portion which is insertable into a stake pocket in a bed of a truck for securing the support brackets to the bed. Each of the support brackets has a hooked portion curving laterally away from the elongate portion and curving downwardly from the elongate portion. In this way a ramp can be suspended on the hooked portion for storing the ramp when the elongate portion is inserted into the stake pocket."
The patent was filed on Dec. 23...