ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,720, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to TREE TECH TOOLS INC. (Villa Rica, Ga.).
"Adjustable tree jack" was invented by Lindsay Sims Acuff IV (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable tree jack configured for assembly and disassembly into smaller, hand-carried sub-assemblies for field portability including an adjustable jack stand compatible with a variety of jack mechanisms, and a selected jack mechanism. A representative jack stand includes a base, a lower frame removably connectible to the base, and a telescoping riser removably receivable by a riser receiver of the lower frame. The lower frame defines a slot and the ...