US Patent Issued to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA on Sept. 8 for "Bed mounted tire carrier with compliance" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,936, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA INC. (Plano, Texas) and TOYOTA JIDOSHA K.K. (Aichi-Ken, Japan).

"Bed mounted tire carrier with compliance" was invented by Ryan C. Harris (Saline, Mich.) and James Chung (Ypsilanti, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The systems, devices, and methods described herein relate to a mounting system for a vehicle. The mounting system may be compliant such that it accommodates movement of the vehicle during off road driving or other activities involving vehicle articulation. The movement of the mounting system may be provided by joint structure...