US Patent Issued to Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army on June 17 for "Rapid underbody kit deployment crate" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,330,730, issued on June 17, was assigned to Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the Army (Washington).

"Rapid underbody kit deployment crate" was invented by Victor Wilhelm Burguess (Royal Oak, Mich.) and Frederick Carl Rickert II (Royal Oak, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of installing an underbody kit to a vehicle comprising providing a rapid underbody kit deployment crate comprising a pallet, at least one inflatable bladder, and at least one cover; removing the at least one cover from the pallet; placing the underbody kit onto the pallet and the at least one inflatable bladder; securing t...