ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,980, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Massillon, Ohio).
"Method of installing integrated lift axle suspension system" was invented by Ervin K. VanDenberg (Massillon, Ohio), Lyle Edward Turkson (Canton, Ohio) and David H. Croston (Navarre, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suspension assembly and method of use is provided. The suspension is for an axle on a trailer or other vehicle. The suspension assembly has a cross support member connected with or integrally formed with a hanger bracket at the first end of the cross support member. A trailing beam is connected to the hanger bracket. The trailin...