ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,062, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Suspension Systems Technologies Inc. (Seattle).

"Suspension system" was invented by Peter Wallace Johnson (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A space-saving suspension apparatus comprising a coarse suspension device, a mechanical assembly, and a fine suspension device coupling a supported frame to a base frame at a neutral height such that forces and/or displacements of either the base frame or the supported frame result in oppositely directed forces and/or displacements of the other of the base frame and the supported frame. In some embodiments, the fine suspension device of the suspension a...