ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,287, issued on March 4, was assigned to Shock Therapy Suspension Inc. (Duluth, Ga.).

"Modified control of variable shock absorbers" was invented by Justin Smith (Wittmann, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described are devices, systems, and methods that enable greater control and customization of variable suspension systems via mechanical modification, among other advantages. In one example, a linkage device is configured to be attached to a suspension arm of a vehicle and to a vehicle frame of the vehicle. The linkage device is configured to mechanically modify one or more physical states detected by a sensor of the vehicle, the...