ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,384,093, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Altec Industries Inc. (Birmingham, Ala.).
"Door assembly for use on utility truck" was invented by Ryan J. McKinney (Parkville, Mo.) and Brad Harju (St. Joseph, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-sheet component for a utility vehicle that includes at least one gap between at least two of the sheets, thereby providing a component that enhances worker safety by increasing component stiffness and reducing component thickness. The component is manufactured through multi-sheet thermoforming and uses a conical frustum corrugation to increase stiffness."
The patent was filed on April 14, 2022...