ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,167, issued on April 14.
"Transportable expandable structure" was invented by Andre Uschakow (Schwarzatal, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to vehicle-transportable expandable structures. The structure comprises a stationary module, slide-out modules, expansion mechanisms and support mechanisms for the slide-out modules, a power supply system, a frame, a control unit. The expansion mechanisms are mounted below and represent "tube in a tube" systems having rollers and motors synchronized between each other. Each support mechanism is formed by at least three profile elements, comprises its own motor, two se...