ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,414, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to BONTINTA SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERVICES GMBH (Vaterstetten, Germany).

"Lifting device for integrating into a hatchback of a motor vehicle, loading base module, and system for loading and unloading a motor vehicle" was invented by Daniel Benta (Vaterstetten, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a lifting device for integrating into a hatchback of a motor vehicle, comprising an electric motor-operated traction cable system consisting of at least one load cable, at least one electric motor-driven receiving roller for winding and unwinding the load cable, and a cable guide,...