ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,399, issued on April 8, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Baseplate electrical contacts" was invented by Galen Keith Thomas (Dearborn, Mich.), Michael Azzouz (Farmington, Mich.) and Jay Meyer (Howell, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory attachment system includes a baseplate that provides an attachment interface on a vehicle. The baseplate is configured to engage with an accessory to secure the accessory to the vehicle. The baseplate and the accessory are configured to electrically connect to each other through an electrical contact interface."
The patent was filed on April 8, 2022, under...