US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on July 22 for "Accessible and deployable support surface for a vehicle storage area" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,365,289, issued on July 22, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Accessible and deployable support surface for a vehicle storage area" was invented by Adriana Maria Negron (Southfield, Mich.) and Cynthia S. Matusik (Macomb Township, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A deployable support surface for a vehicle storage area having an opening defined by an edge includes a support member including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the support member. The adjustment mechanism selectively raises the first surface to the edge of the opening."

The ...