ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,352, issued on July 14, was assigned to Mircea Eugen Virgil Cociuban The Trustee for Rofraus Trust (Maroubra, Australia).
"Descending mechanised access ramp (D-MAR)" was invented by Mircea Eugen Virgil Cociuban (Maroubra, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A descending mechanised access ramp (D-MAR) system is provided for enabling independent access between a train floor and a station platform. The system comprises a substantially planar casing box mounted in the train floor and housing a hinged jointed sliding ramp. The ramp includes a plurality of side wheels configured to allow the ramp to slide within the casing box. A remo...