ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,187, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to TUFFSTUFF INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD (Tomago NSW, Australia).
"Apparatus and method for lifting a pulley" was invented by Graham Holford (Tomago NSW, Australia), Jamie Whybrow (Tomago NSW, Australia) and Matthew Croker (Tomago NSW, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lifting apparatus (10) for a pulley (12), the apparatus (10) including: a first beam section (14) adapted to couple to the pulley (12) in a fitted condition; and a second beam section (16) connected to the first beam section (14) in a spaced apart relationship extending parallel to the first beam section (14). The second beam secti...