ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,781, issued on May 20, was assigned to MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL Corp. (Brookfield, Wis.).
"Lifting and transport device" was invented by Caroline Fox (Richfield, Wis.), John S. Scott (Brookfield, Wis.), Matthew Post (Milwaukee), Jonathan L. Lambert (Milwaukee), Isabel M. Lloyd (West Allis, Wis.), Julia L. Savich (Shorewood, Wis.), Matthew N. Thurin (Richfield, Wis.), Kyle Reeder (Waukesha, Wis.) and Logan M. Hietpas (Glendale, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device is operable to lift and transport a pipe at a worksite. The device includes a base, a mast coupled to the base, and a carriage coupled to the mast upon which the pipe...