US Patent Issued to National Fleet Products on Sept. 23 for "No drill brackets for mounting loading ramps to utility vans" (Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,692, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to National Fleet Products Inc. (Buffalo, Minn.).

"No drill brackets for mounting loading ramps to utility vans" was invented by Steven Peterson (Wayzata, Minn.) and Samuel Johnson (Orono, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Brackets for mounting a loading ramp to a utility van without drilling the van's structure can include a horizontal plate portion and a vertical portion. The vertical portion is joined to a perimeter edge of the horizontal portion. The vertical portion includes a main portion and a flange extending from a vertical side of the main portion. Apertures can be provided in the v...