ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,249, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to DANA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GROUP LLC (Maumee, Ohio).

"Assembled suspension connection method for underslung axle" was invented by Anthony Pescara (Oregon, Ohio), Trent Marble (Maumee, Ohio), Ali Saeedy (Rochester Hills, Mich.) and Virginia Skinner (Temperance, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems are provided for a support. In one example, a system includes a suspension bracket assembly comprising: a forged body; a stamped plate; and a pair of bushing pins; the forged body comprising a U-shaped portion configured to be welded to an axle housing, the stamped plate comprising a plurality of ...