US Patent Issued to FCA US on March 3 for "Grille guard configured to convert into a vehicle-mounted bench" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,565,169, issued on March 3, was assigned to FCA US LLC (Auburn Hills, Mich.).

"Grille guard configured to convert into a vehicle-mounted bench" was invented by Mohammed A Ismail (Lake Orion, Mich.), Dan M Zimmermann (West Bloomfield, Mich.), Mark C Trostle (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) and Ray Murawski (Imlay City, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A grille guard configured to be rotatably attached to a vehicle by a pivot bracket having a first end configured to be attached to a frame of the vehicle and a second end attached to the grille guard. The grille guard is rotatably attached to the frame so as to be movable between an upright con...