ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,340, issued on May 26, was assigned to The Raymond Corp. (Greene, N.Y.).

"Systems and methods for material handling vehicle" was invented by David A. King (Rock Island, Ill.), Adam Pehowski (Bettendorf, Iowa), Nathan C. Mortenson (Muscatine, Iowa) and Aaron R. Pasker (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A material handling vehicle that comprises a power section supported by a vehicle frame, a platform, and an operator compartment between the power section and the platform. The material handling vehicle also comprises a post assembly attached to the platform and a clamping assembly secured with the post assembly. The post...