ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,559,177, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).
"Subframe attachment system for vehicle" was invented by Cliff Standifer (Canton, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A subframe attachment system includes mounting brackets configured to be attached to a respective longitudinal rail of a vehicle frame. Each mounting bracket includes a mounting structure configured to be accessible from the cargo bed, an inner member, and outer member. The inner member is located at an inboard side of the respective longitudinal rail and includes a first upper end positioned above a top side of the respective lon...