ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,423, issued on July 21, was assigned to Cintas Corporate Services Inc. (Cincinnati).
"Cleaning machine ergonomic handle" was invented by Jason Bateham (Savannah, Ga.), Fady Rafla (Pooler, Ga.), Kyle Thomas (Monroe, Ohio) and Rex Michael Tyler (Ft. Thomas, Ky.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ergonomically designed handle for cleaning machines and other applications may be provided as original equipment or as a retrofit item to minimize physical effort and discomfort while maximizing efficiency during the operation and transport of cleaning machines. The handle of this invention may be conveniently mounted and assembled onto the exis...