US Patent Issued to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS on Nov. 18 for "Ramp support for pickup truck tailgate" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,861, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Ramp support for pickup truck tailgate" was invented by Owen Rauch (Howell, Mich.) and David M. Cummings (Farmington Hills, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tailgate for a pickup truck, in accordance with a non-limiting example, includes a body member having a first lateral side, a second lateral side that is opposite the first lateral side, a first edge configured to pivotally connect with a vehicle body, a second edge, and a surface extending between the first lateral side, the second lateral side, the first edge, and the second edge. A ra...