ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,969, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to JONATHAN ALLAN BAY, TTEE UTA 5-12-2023 (Springfield, Mo.).

"Frame rack for hanging bicycle storage and stretcher-manner of loading/unloading and bicycle ferrying in vehicles, especially through upward swinging rear doors" was invented by Jonathan A. Bay (Ozark, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A frame rack for stretcher-manner of loading/unloading and bicycle ferrying in passenger vehicles has a frame base deck contained in a base plane, a frame outer shelf spaced apart from the frame base deck, and a plurality of posts interconnecting and spacing apart the frame base deck and frame outer she...