US Patent Issued to 9172-9863 QUEBEC on April 15 for "Wheel chock and method" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,275,383, issued on April 15, was assigned to 9172-9863 QUEBEC INC. (Terrebonne, Canada).

"Wheel chock and method" was invented by Gregory Palmer (Mascouche, Canada), Daniel Grothe (Terrebonne, Canada), Etienne Ayotte (Repentigny, Canada) and Gaetan Jette (Mascouche, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The wheel chock is part of a wheel chock restraint system that also includes a base plate to prevent a parked vehicle from moving away in an unauthorized or accidental manner in a departure direction. The wheel chock includes a main body having a bottom base portion and a tire-engaging bulge. It also includes a tire deformation cavity, mad...