ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,704,868, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Vehicle pedal assembly for left foot braking" was invented by Michael John Harmon (Northville, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedal assembly for providing operational inputs to a vehicle may include a first pedal which may include a first pedal arm and a first pedal pad and may be operably coupled to a powertrain of the vehicle, and a second pedal which may include a second pedal arm and a second pedal pad and may be operably coupled to a brake assembly of the vehicle. The pedal assembly may be adjustable between a first state in which th...