ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,691,953, issued on July 28.

"Tail gate extension" was invented by Marcus Thompson (Decatur, Ala.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A truck of the present disclosure has a tailgate has a compartment, at least one left tail gate extension arm rotatably foldable to an outward position from an opening in the compartment, and at least one right tail gate extension arm rotatably foldable to an outward position from an opening in a compartment configured for carrying loads."

The patent was filed on July 28, 2023, under Application No. 18/227,366.

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