ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,780, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to EPR Excavate LLC (Kansas City, Mo.).
"Amusement activity station" was invented by Ilya Girlya (West Berlin, N.J.) and Yan Girlya (West Berlin, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An amusement activity station enables a user to operate complex machinery to pick up and position selectively shaped objects in a safe and amusing manner. The amusement activity station includes a complex machine component and at least one object-receiver station. The complex machine includes a user position station, a user-to-machine interface, a moveable member, and a pick-up mechanism. The moveable member is maneuve...