ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,290, issued on Aug. 11.
"Lifting and transporting apparatus and method" was invented by Thomas F. Egan (Binghamton, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifting and transporting apparatus and method are described. In one particular embodiment, the apparatus and method may be realized as an apparatus for lifting and transporting objects comprising a vertical support beam, the vertical support beam comprising at least one first attachment mechanism for removably attaching a maneuverable assembly for accepting mountable objects, the vertical support beam comprising at least one second attachment mechanism for removably rotatably attach...