ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,699, issued on March 31, was assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC (Detroit).

"Interchangeable module attachments" was invented by Piotr J. Ogonek (Casco Township, Mich.) and Garret Joseph Wasko (Taylor, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An interchangeable attachment system, the system including a module and an interchangeable attachment leg. The module includes a body defined by a top surface, a bottom surface, and a perimeter wall extending around the body and from the top surface of the body to the bottom surface of the body, and an attachment mount disposed on the perimeter wall of the body. The attachment mount inc...