US Patent Issued to Vehicle Service Group on Aug. 4 for "Load-sensing vehicle lift" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,698,188, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Vehicle Service Group LLC (Madison, Ind.).

"Load-sensing vehicle lift" was invented by Robert Elliott (Madison, Ind.) and Steven Taylor (Madison, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lift system includes a lift structure and a lift structure actuation assembly. The lift structure can actuate between a lowered position and a raised position. The lift structure actuation assembly includes a hydraulic cylinder operably coupled with the lift structure, a motor, a hydraulic pump powered by the motor, and a flow control assembly that can limit hydraulic fluid exiting the hydraulic cylinder to a maximu...