US Patent Issued to The Boring on May 5 for "Safety devices for scissor lifts and related methods" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,617,661, issued on May 5, was assigned to The Boring Co. (Arlington, Va.).

"Safety devices for scissor lifts and related methods" was invented by Nikolas Dasbach (Berlin), James E. Lynch (Snohomish, Wash.) and Carlos D. Crespo-Quinones (Lynnwood, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Safety devices for scissor lifts comprise a block, a bracing structure, and an actuator. The block is configured to be fixed relative to a base of the scissor lift. The actuator is configured to selectively translate the bracing structure between a braced position, in which the bracing structure is operatively positioned between the block and a support leg of t...