US Patent Issued to Ford Global Technologies on June 17 for "Vehicle chassis system with an offset track bar" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,469, issued on June 17, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Vehicle chassis system with an offset track bar" was invented by Matthew Malenfant (Livonia, Mich.), Jared Shroyer (Madison Heights, Mich.) and Shane Edward Foley (Milford, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The chassis system may include a frame of the vehicle forming a base for the vehicle, an axle operably coupled to the frame, the axle having a first portion with a first diameter and a second portion with a second diameter, an electric motor operably coupled to the axle to propel the vehicle, one or more wheel assemblies operably coupled to...