ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,774,740, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to Marlin Crawler Inc. (Fresno, Calif.).
"Apparatus for mounting a front differential to a vehicle chassis" was invented by Michael Czajkowski (Fresno, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides methods and apparatus for mounting a front differential to the frame of a vehicle that has been equipped with off road components to achieve proper alignment without decreasing ground clearance. The apparatus may include first and second support brackets having bushings that directly engage the differential thereby eliminating bulky spacers that otherwise decrease ground clearance...