ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,166, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Pivotable carrier assembly" was invented by Joseph Prior (Detroit).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device may include a carrier assembly connected to a vehicle and having a first arm configured to connect to a first location on the vehicle and a second arm configured to connect to a second location on the vehicle, the second location spaced outboard of the first location, the carrier assembly configured to pivot between a stowed position and an accessing position."
The patent was filed on June 21, 2023, under Application No. 18/338,494.
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