ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,156, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).
"Deployable front license plate bracket" was invented by Sreekanth Surapaneni (Oakland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle license plate bracket has a base to mount a license plate, The base is coupled with a brace. The brace secures the bracket to the vehicle. A pivot rotates the base between a first vertical and a second horizontal position. A controller activates the pivot to rotate the base between the positions."
The patent was filed on Oct. 20, 2023, under Application No. 18/491,302.
*For further information, including images, charts and tab...