ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,390, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Here Be Dragons LLC (Bridgton, Maine).
"Arch pack frame and suspension system" was invented by Frank A. Howell (Sweden, Maine) and Justin A. Kiger (Windham, Maine).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A novel backpack frame having a pair of top end segments, a pair of stabilizing paddles, and a pair of vertical support members are disclosed. Also disclosed is a novel waist belt base and a removable waist belt that may be used with the backpack frame."
The patent was filed on Nov. 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/524,253.
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