ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,181, issued on April 14, was assigned to WEIGH SAFE LLC (Lindon, Utah).
"Weight distributing trailer hitch" was invented by Kevin McAllister (American Fork, Utah), Morgan McAllister (Lindon, Utah), Todd Mendenahll (South Jordan, Utah) and Brandon Doman (Pleasant Grove, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A weight distributing trailer hitch and associated method are described. The weight distributing trailer hitch can include a hitch portion for interfacing with a hitch receiver associated with a vehicle. The weight distributing trailer hitch can also include a ball portion to facilitate coupling with a tongue of a trailer. In one em...