US Patent Issued to Leum Engineering on Feb. 4 for "Vehicle leveler with safety features" (Michigan, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,214,979, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to Leum Engineering Inc. (Minnetonka, Minn.).

"Vehicle leveler with safety features" was invented by Grant Leum (Excelsior, Minn.) and Eric Demerath (Shepherd, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The device includes a first portion which has a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge is disposed further from the driveway than the leading edge. The embodiment also includes a second portion which has a leading edge and a trailing edge, the leading edge of the second portion is removably attached to the trailing edge of the first portion and the leading edge of the second portion is dispose...