ROBERT KAINDL PATENTS

Patent Number: US 12447887

TailGateTEC™

HARDWARE: Improvements for Trucks and SUVs

Patent US-12,447,887 introduces a first-in-class hardware architecture designed to unlock the true next evolution of Truck and SUV utility. This system delivers long-overdue mechanical system innovations, advanced structural solutions, and integrated hardware advancements that dramatically expand real-world capability, safety, and versatility for modern vehicles.

At its core, the platform centers around an advanced multifunctional tailgate system that fully articulates along controlled axes beyond the limitations of traditional tailgates. This architecture allows the tailgate to operate as a secure clamping surface, adjustable load support plane, and precision cargo positioning platform, enabling confident transport of motorcycles, ATVs, equipment, and oversized payloads that would otherwise require external ramps, straps, or risky manual loading processes. It brings seamless cargo loading, load-locking stability, and enhanced bed-utilization geometry to truck owners across every use case, recreational, commercial, fleet, agricultural, and emergency response.

Complementing the tailgate is a multidirectional bumper system and adaptable tow-hitch receiver, engineered to support variable load conditions and optimize trailer aerodynamic alignment. This adaptive towing system promotes smoother trailer behavior, enhanced braking and steering control, tighter vehicle load symmetry, and improved aerodynamic efficiency when trailering. By reshaping airflow and reducing drag during tow operations, the system also contributes to extended fuel economy and EV driving range, a critical advancement as electric trucks and SUVs scale.

Together, these integrated innovations merge innovation, performance, and practicality into a unified mobility solution that directly addresses longstanding market gaps. They elevate truck capability by improving user safety, load handling precision, towing confidence, aerodynamic efficiency, and structural resilience, while expanding functional versatility far beyond the current industry standard. This hardware platform provides OEMs and aftermarket integrators a turnkey pathway to deliver the next era of vehicle capability.

The result is a breakthrough tailgate, bumper, and tow-architecture ecosystem that transforms how Trucks and SUVs operate, replacing decades-old static hardware with adaptive, user-centric, mechanically intelligent utility systems. It positions the industry for a future where every vehicle benefits from smarter loading, secure cargo retention, optimized towing, extended vehicle economy, and a dramatically broader functional range.

Patent US-12,447,887 establishes a new baseline for tailgate and bumper design, aligning directly with OEM priorities for safety, utility, EV range efficiency, human-centered usability, and next-generation mobility integration. This is the platform that brings trucks and SUVs into the future by delivering meaningful solutions that drivers can feel and manufacturers can capitalize on for long-term competitive leadership.

PATENT CONTINUATIONS: (Ensuring Comprehensive Inclusion)

Patent Number: US 19/310,028 – “MULTIFUNCTIONAL TAILGATE DOOR”

Patent Number: US 19/332,793 – “CARGO LOAD SYSTEM”

Patent Number: US 19/332,812 – “MULTIDIRECTIONAL BUMPER APPARATUS”

Patent Number: US 19/332,812 – “ADAPTABLE TOW HITCH RECEIVER”