ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,781, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to WEIGH SAFE LLC (Lindon, Utah).

"Weight measuring hitch ball assembly for measuring weight of a trailer supported by a tow vehicle" was invented by Bryce Doman (Alpine, Utah), Brandon Doman (Pleasant Grove, Utah) and Morgan McAllister (Lindon, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weight measuring hitch ball assembly is described. The assembly can include a hitch ball having a ball and a lower portion. The assembly can also include a body portion defining a hitch ball opening that slidably receives the lower portion of the hitch ball. The assembly can further include a load measurement device op...