ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,520, issued on April 14, was assigned to Udeego Inc. (Stuart, Fla.).
"Electrical power assistance device for transport wheelchair" was invented by Michael Romeo (Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Susan Penski (Royal Palm Beach, Fla.) and David J. Carson (Stuart, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrical power assistance device designed to be removably coupled to existing transport wheelchairs to provide electric power to aid in transportation of a person sitting in the wheelchair, while being detachable to allow the transport chair to fold up for easy storage in a car or other vehicle. The electrical power assistance device includes a ...