US Patent Issued to AXTION INDEPENDENCE MOBILITY on Sept. 22 for "Walker apparatus with lifting platform" (Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,912, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to AXTION INDEPENDENCE MOBILITY INC. (Greely, Canada).

"Walker apparatus with lifting platform" was invented by Liam Gillies Maaskant (Clinton, Canada), Tracey Michele McGillivray (Laurence) (Greely, Canada), Suling Duong (Waterloo, Canada) and John Anthony Jr. Glowacki (Greely, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A support device may include a frame, a seat assembly and a lifting mechanism. The frame includes a base and an upright support. The seat assembly includes a seating surface and connecting means for operatively connecting the seating surface to the frame. The lifting mechanism is con...