ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,246,783, issued on March 11, was assigned to E.D. Etnyre & Co. (Oregon, Ill.).
"Self-storing sliding hydraulic booster for trailer" was invented by Ken Poole (Oregon, Ill.) and Justin Blackwell (Daingerfield, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spread axle assembly for a trailer has the ability to pivot about itself to achieve a storage configuration that advantageously shortens the overall length of the trailer and reduces tire wear. It also has the ability to extend between a close position in which the rear axle of the trail is proximate to its axle and one or more spread or extended positions for better distribution of a load car...