ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,905, issued on Sept. 22.

"Medical jack stand" was invented by Zackery Michael Pearson (Phoenix).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A medical jack stand is disclosed. A medical jack stand may include a support head. The support head may have voids formed in the support head. A pad may have fastening components disposed therein. A pad coupler is used to fasten the pad to the support head. The pad couplers may extend through the voids in the support head to couple to the fastening components disposed in the pad. A central support may be coupled to the support head by a swivel. A base may be coupled to the central support. Legs may be couple...