ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,910, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to 2innovate (Hadley, Mich.).

"Fall control system and method of controlling a movement during fall" was invented by Bradley Burke (Metamora, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fall control system is described. The fall control system comprises an elongate guide rail extending along an axis, one or more than one trolley for moving along the elongate guide rail, a tether attached to the trolley at a first end, a second end of the tether for attaching to a user, and a speed control system for controlling a speed of the trolley along the elongate guide rail. The speed control system comprises o...