ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,709,861, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to The Charles Machine Works Inc. (Perry, Okla.).
"Attachment frame with pivoting loader arm" was invented by Todd J. Streck (Marshall, Okla.), Mark W. Kiner (Perry, Okla.) and Michael D. Buck (Perry, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An articulating work vehicle with a radially-pivoting lift arm, attached to a radially-pivoting base. The vehicle has a wheeled back section, on which an operator may stand, and a front, tool-carrying section, connected to the back section by an articulation joint. The front section has a system of actuators. These actuators cause a base tower to pivot relative to...