ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,325,268, issued on June 10, was assigned to Horizon Global Americas Inc. (Plymouth, Mich.).

"Gooseneck hitch with adjustable rotation locking mechanism" was invented by Mark Scruggs (Walled Lake, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gooseneck hitch assembly for coupling a towed vehicle to a towing vehicle is disclosed. The gooseneck hitch assembly includes a vehicle attachment assembly that, when unlocked, rotates about an offset vertical axis relative to a body of the gooseneck hitch assembly. The gooseneck hitch assembly also includes a goose ball attachment assembly to couple to a goose ball mounted to the towing vehicle, that when ...