ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,616,091, issued on May 5, was assigned to HAVENER ENTERPRISES INC. (Bradley, Ill.).

"Method and apparatus for height adjustable handles for mower" was invented by Siming Wang (Guangzhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Adjustable handles that are uniquely designed and mounted to a self-propelled lawn mower to improve and accommodate the different operating requirements by the operator standing on a sulky device or in a walking position behind the lawn mower. The adjustable handles comprise a front handle, a left control handle lever, a right control handle lever, and a back handle, each individually adjustable and releasably fixed to ...