ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,786, issued on March 17, was assigned to Dee Zee Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa).
"Running board assemblies formed by multi-piece bodies" was invented by Eric Schuling (Bondurant, Iowa) and Matthew Guerdet (Polk City, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A running board assembly includes a board body having an elongated length that extends in a vehicle longitudinal direction. The board body includes a center body part having a first exterior facing surface that defines a stepping area and an end body part having a second exterior facing surface adjacent the first exterior facing surface. The center and end body parts formed as separate parts...