US Patent Issued to Tiercon on Dec. 16 for "Retractable composite bumper step assist and storage compartment" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,975, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Tiercon Corp (Toronto).

"Retractable composite bumper step assist and storage compartment" was invented by Adam Bird (Hamilton, Canada), Christopher Campbell (Vineland, Canada) and Mihai Cioranic (Cambridge, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A step assist has a step pad operatively coupled to a stationary bumper for a vehicle that is automatically repositionable between a stowed position and a deployed position. An upper surface of the step pad forms a functional step in both the stowed position and the deployed position. The stationary bumper includes a storage compartment having an openin...