US Patent Issued to GM Global Technology Operations on July 21 for "Automatic selectable sliding deck system for wheelchair user" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,681, issued on July 21, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Automatic selectable sliding deck system for wheelchair user" was invented by Junetaek Lee (Ganghwa-gun, South Korea), Bongbum Back (Incheon, South Korea), Jaeyun Lee (Incheon, South Korea), Hanseung Lee (Bucheon City, South Korea), Suhyun Lee (Seoul, South Korea), Yejin Seo (Seoul, South Korea) and Taekyung Kim (Seongnam-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo lift system for a vehicle includes a frame system, a deck system, and a cargo hook. The frame system is configured to be attached to the vehicle. The deck system includes a d...