ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,780, issued on June 2, was assigned to Cleverosity Design Group LLC (San Diego).

"Personal elevating platform" was invented by Richard M. Chesbrough (San Diego) and Matt Roman (San Diego).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An elevating apparatus includes a platform plate that can be raised and lowered. Once the platform plate has risen, it is locked in place and capable of supporting a load. In some embodiments, the elevating apparatus incorporates four arms in a scissor configuration to support and stabilize the platform plate. In some embodiments, the elevating apparatus incorporates a gas cylinder assembly to apply an upward force on th...