ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,000, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).

"Systems and method configured to limit suspension travel and wheel pivot based on detected wheel diameter" was invented by Julian Daniel Drabick (Garden City, Mich.) and Brian K. Saylor (South Lyon, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system configured to modify limits of at least one of vehicle ride height adjustability and wheel pivot distance based on wheel diameter. The system includes: a wheel speed sensor; a GPS receiver; an adjustable ride height system configured to raise and lower a body of a vehicle; a steering system configured to pi...