ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,805, issued on March 31, was assigned to NORCO INDUSTRIES INC. (Compton, Calif.).

"Spring hanger for trailer frame" was invented by Bernard F. Garceau (Vandalia, Mich.), William A. Aske (Cassopolis, Mich.) and Leonard D. Yoder (Elkhart, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hanger assembly may comprise a first hanger section and a second hanger section, formed and shaped to increase the stiffness and strength of the assembly. The first hanger section may include a first surface and a first tab portion wherein the first tab portion extends in a first direction and wherein the first surface faces a second direction that is opposite th...