ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,286,078, issued on April 29, was assigned to Pride Manufacturing Co. LLC (Brentwood, Tenn.).
"Vehicle door well step apparatus" was invented by Rodney Lewis (Brentwood, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Step apparatuses that removably couple to a door latch element (e.g., a U-shaped striker element) of a vehicle are described. A step apparatus may include a hook element that enables the step apparatus to hang from a door latch element in a vehicle door well. A step apparatus may also be able to extend through a door latch element such that the step apparatus may couple to the door latch element in an upright position. A step apparatus ...