ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,370,861, issued on July 29, was assigned to Hendrickson USA LLC (Schaumburg, Ill.).
"Torque rod for vehicle suspension" was invented by Michael J. Keeler (Cape Coral, Fla.), Jeffrey R. Zawacki (Channahon, Ill.), Scott Allen Massa (Chicago), Jason C. Fugitt (Downers Grove, Ill.) and Matthew D. Kowalski (Naperville, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fabricated torque arm for use in a vehicle suspension, including a rod having a solid rectangular cross-section, the rod having a first end and an oppositely disposed second end, a first bushing hub, and wherein the rod is only a single piece cut from a metal plate or sheet, wherein the fir...