US Patent Issued to American Manifest on Sept. 8 for "Cargo decking elevation system" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,784, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to American Manifest Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Cargo decking elevation system" was invented by Chelsea Hypes (Zeeland, Mich.), Bradley C. Schaefer (Coloma, Mich.) and Timothy A. Maillet (Zeeland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cargo decking elevation system includes an even number of vertical track mounts at opposite, facing interior wall surfaces. A decking beam is disposed between two vertical track mounts. A lift assembly is disposed at each of the two vertical track mounts. The lift assemblies raise, lower, and support the decking beam. A controller receives inputs from a user for provid...