ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,461, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Vehicle cargo storage system" was invented by Stuart C. Salter (White Lake, Mich.), Michael John Harmon (Northville, Mich.), Jeff Robert Seaman (Petersburg, Mich.), Annette Lynn Huebner (Highland, Mich.), Aaron Bradley Johnson (Allen Park, Mich.) and Brendan Diamond (Grosse Pointe, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle cargo storage system configured to be located in a floor of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle cargo storage system includes a chamber configured to extend into and below the floor of the vehicle, and a cargo holding str...