ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,774, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Vehicle having an axle tether to reduce vehicle lift" was invented by Milind S Parab (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Pramod R Tatkare (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Pankaj V Kolhe (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Vikas Sanghavi (Auburn Hills, Mich.), Ranjit B Pandhare (Auburn Hills, Mich.) and Meyyappan Valliappan (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle including a vehicle frame, a front axle positioned proximate the vehicle frame, a pair of wheels attached to the front axle, and a tether having one end attached to the front axle and an opposing end attached to the...