ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,576,685, issued on March 17, was assigned to FORETRAVEL INC. (Nacogdoches, Texas).

"Heavy duty vehicle suspension with user controlled pneumatic assist" was invented by Lyle Reed (Frisco, Texas), John Arthur Hinz (Monticello, Ind.) and Robin Scot Clements (Conway, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension kit is provided for use in heavy duty vehicles having an independent front suspension including air springs, the kit includes an anti-roll bar having two ends, each end configured for connection to the front suspension in operational relationship to an associated one of two front wheel assemblies, at least one ping tank in fluid...