ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,784, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Subframe attachment system for vehicle" was invented by Cliff Standifer (Canton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A subframe attachment system for a vehicle includes a front brace, a rear brace assembly, and tethers. The front brace extends in a transverse direction of the vehicle and is configured to be mounted to a pair of longitudinal rails of a main frame of the vehicle. The front brace includes front mounting apertures configured to be accessible from the cargo bed. The rear brace assembly is spaced apart from the front brace and extends...