ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,375, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Pull and push two steps load floor" was invented by Omar Rene Hernandez (Estado de Mexico, Mexico), Hector Alejandro Castro (Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico), Joaquin Hidalgo (Toluca, Mexico) and Jorge Ismael Lopez (El Marques, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Aspects of the disclosure include a pull and push two steps load floor system. An exemplary pull and push two steps load floor system can include a first two-track transition support feature including a first track having an open end and a second track having an open end and a second two-track ...