ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,264, issued on July 8, was assigned to Frederick & Cederna Architects LLC (Potomac, Md.).

"System for creating downforce on a wheeled vehicle" was invented by Douglas Frederick (Potomac, Md.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle includes a frame configured to pivot relative to a support surface through both positive and negative roll angles and a wheel support coupled to the frame. The wheel support includes an axle mounting portion. An axle defining an axis of rotation is mounted to the wheel support at the axle mounting portion. A downforce generating system is mounted to the wheel support between the frame and the axle mounting ...