ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,655,002, issued on June 16, was assigned to Thomas N. Stenson (Rugby, N.D.).

"Jack assembly with secondary support features" was invented by Thomas H. Stenson (Enderlin, N.D.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A jack assembly includes a jack base and a primary support assembly. The primary support assembly includes a lift arm movably coupled to the jack base such that the jack assembly is movable between a lowered position and a raised position, a primary support member coupled to the lift arm and configured to engage a load when the jack assembly is in the raised position, and a handle configured to enable a user to cause movement of the li...