ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,885, issued on May 27, was assigned to Orion Outdoors LLC (Birdsboro, Pa.).
"Adjustable vehicle platform" was invented by Nathan Bonslaver (Birdsboro, Pa.), Kevin Gulick (Pottstown, Pa.) and Robert Miller (Douglassville, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A platform for the rear of a vehicle has a rear portion positionable within a trunk space and comprises a rear upper platform surface raised by at least one rear support. The rear portion has a first width and a first length extending across the trunk surface. A front portion comprises a front upper platform surface raised by at least one front support. The front portion has a secon...