US Patent Issued to FCA US on July 29 for "Stowable vehicle step" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,953, issued on July 29, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Stowable vehicle step" was invented by Travis D Bechtel (Goodrich, Mich.), Richard T Stuedemann (Ortonville, Mich.) and Stacey L Berger (Lapeer, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In at least some implementations, a movable step for a vehicle includes a base having an upper surface and a mount adapted to be coupled to a vehicle and defining an axis of rotation of the base that is perpendicular to the upper surface of the base. The base rotates about the axis of rotation between an extended position and a retracted position. A retainer has a first position in...