ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,712, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to MM3 LLC (St. George, Utah).
"Automated tire chain tensioner" was invented by Ken Egli (Kennewick, Wash.), Jason Gilbert (Kennewick, Wash.) and Christian Egli (Provo, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates generally to a system, device, and method for automated management of tension in tire chains and related traction improvement systems."
The patent was filed on March 20, 2023, under Application No. 18/186,759.
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