ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,055, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Ford Global Technologies LLC (Dearborn, Mich.).

"Moveable rack assembly for a spare wheel assembly of a motor vehicle" was invented by Yara Gonzalez (Mexico City), David Camargo (Coacalco, Mexico) and Karla Decena (Ixtapaluca, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A moveable rack assembly may include a frame including a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a first mounting assembly configured to support a first wheel assembly on the first side of the frame, and may further include a second mounting assembly configured to support a second wheel assembly on the second side of the...