ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,749, issued on Sept. 23.
"Wheel chock with stowable and ease of use functionality" was invented by Melvin Teddy Barneycastle (King, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel chock includes a base member defining a generally triangular prism shape having two triangular side and three faces joining the edges of the sides. A gripping surface defined on at least one of the faces. A handle, for being grasped by a user, disposed on either one of the sides or one of the faces adjacent the face defining the gripping surface. A magnet disposed along one of the sides of the base member, such that at least a portion of the magnet is recessed...