ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,604, issued on May 12, was assigned to Magna Exteriors Inc. (Aurora, Canada).

"Sidestep platform servo / electrical removal mechanism" was invented by Sorin O. Pantea (Woodbridge, Canada), Carlo Porretta (Woodbridge, Canada) and Jeffrey R. Johnson (White Lake, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is provided a sidestep platform servo/electrical removal mechanism, a running board with a step that is operably removable without tools."

The patent was filed on June 29, 2023, under Application No. 18/343,998.

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