ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,965, issued on March 31.
"Mobile reel carrier" was invented by Gary Morrison (South Point, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reel carrier that includes a pallet having a platform bound by a frame and a shaft. The carrier includes a reel that is supported on the shaft. The reel includes a round drum rotatable about the shaft, wherein the rotation may be in a forward and/or a reverse or backward rotational direction. The carrier also includes a motor operably coupled to cause rotation of the drum and may be further operably coupled to cause deployment and/or retraction of one or more wheels included with the pallet, wherein the mo...