ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,340, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to CLADA S.R.L. (Meldola, Italy).

"Scooter" was invented by Arturo Alessandrini (Meldola, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A scooter comprises a platform (2) with an associated guiding structure (3), the platform (2) being mounted on wheels and having a support surface (2a) suitable to support at least one foot (RF) of a user. The platform (2) has a kickstand device (10) associated thereto, having a kickstand body that includes at least one supporting element (11a, 11b). The kickstand body has an upper end portion and at least one lower end portion (15), and is articulated in an intermediate are...