US Patent Issued on June 23 for "Control method for stair climber" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,180, issued on June 23.

"Control method for stair climber" was invented by Arianna Zonzini (Cerea, Italy), Claudio Zonzini (Casaleone, Italy), Laura Zonzini (Cerea, Italy) and Jacopo Zonzini (Casaleone, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control method for a stair climber having a support frame; a motorized mechanical group; a stabilizing element; a sensor detecting steps during the descent process; and a processing and control logic unit connected to the sensor, the stabilizing element, and the mechanical group. The control method includes a descent process, in which the logic unit commands the mechanical group to advance the cl...