ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,578, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Truckmovers.com Inc. (Independence, Mo.).

"Truck towing system" was invented by Dean West (Richland, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member...