ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,252,096, issued on March 18, was assigned to N-FAB INC. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).
"Vehicle step assembly" was invented by James Noah McNeely (Grayson, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A step assembly that includes a side bar configured to be coupled to a vehicle; and a step that includes two step couplers that are spaced apart and configured to attach the step to the side bar, each of the step couplers comprising a ring that encircles the side bar. The step comprises a bridge connecting the two step couplers."
The patent was filed on June 17, 2022, under Application No. 17/842,849.
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