ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,347, issued on May 5, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Adjustable load floor system for a vehicle" was invented by Jorge Ismael Lopez (El Marques, Mexico), Hector Alejandro Castro (Toluca de Lerdo, Mexico), Joaquin Hidalgo (Toluca, Mexico) and Omar Rene Hernandez (Estado de Mexico, Mexico).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable load floor system for a vehicle includes a support frame including a first side member, a second side member arranged opposite the first side member, and a support member. A first guide member is provided on the first side member. The first guide member includes a first contin...