ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,528,401, issued on Jan. 20.
"Motorized cargo strap device and method" was invented by Mark Dalton (Grand Junction, Colo.) and Nikki Dalton (Grand Junction, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motorized cargo strap device and method for holding down cargo by mechanically winding the cargo strap about a driving member of a motor includes a housing enclosing an interior space. A motor is mounted to the housing and a drive shaft positioned within the housing is engaged to the motor and is rotated in a first direction or second direction by the motor. A first tether is coupled to the housing. A second tether is attached to the drive shaft ...