ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,147, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to TARGET BRANDS INC (Minneapolis).

"Tip limiting member for wheeled cart and assemblies thereof" was invented by Sara L. Pedersen (Minneapolis), Alex K. Poniatowski (New Hope, Minn.), Hermann Eichele (Leipheim, Germany), Stefan Remmele (Offingen, Germany), Dieter Stockle (Landensberg, Germany), Thomas Gasche (Leipheim, Germany), Peter Irlbacher (Schwarzenfeld, Germany), Johann Daminger (Neu-Ulm, Germany) and William Kiser (Lincolnton, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shopping cart is configured to roll along a supporting surface and includes a chassis, a basket, a rear leg, a rear wheel, and...