ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,233, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to The Shyft Group Inc. (Charlotte, Mich.).
"Delivery vehicle" was invented by Eric R. Fisher (Elkhart, Ind.), Samuel Francis Colalillo Jr. (New Carlisle, Ind.), Matt Rinkenbaugh (Goshen, Ind.), Cody Michael Huber (Elkhart, Ind.), Blake Soffa (LaPorte, Ind.) and Douglas Lee Sagarsee (Elkhart, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A delivery vehicle with a vehicle body comprising a cab portion and a rear cargo portion. The cab portion includes a driver's side and a passenger's side. There is a passenger's door for entering and exiting the passenger's side by climbing one or more steps adjacent the pa...