ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,492, issued on March 25, was assigned to Leverage Design Ltd. (Unionville, Canada).

"Transportation device with pivoting axle" was invented by Mark Timothy Kortschot (Unionville, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and methods of transport are disclosed. Various embodiments include structural aspects related to steering and changing the direction of conveyances including features which utilize leaning or shifting of weight as part of turning."

The patent was filed on Jan. 27, 2023, under Application No. 18/160,913.

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