ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,697, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to PALFINGER USA LLC (Tiffin, Ohio).
"Liftgate mounting system and method" was invented by Michael C. Jones (Torrance, Calif.) and David Schauer (Omaha, Neb.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for mounting a liftgate column on a vehicle comprises a plurality of buttons attached to an outer housing of the liftgate column, wherein the plurality of buttons are arranged to project outwardly from a mounting wall of the housing and mate with the plurality of keyholes of the vehicle. Where the vehicle is without corresponding keyholes, a mounting member having corresponding keyholes is disclosed...