ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,702, issued on June 17.
"Emergency lifting apparatus" was invented by Kevin Comstock (Beaverton, Ore.) and Brian Unger (Beaverton, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable, lightweight emergency lifting device for downed persons that is intended for use by paramedics/emergency personnel as well as medical facilities and private owners. The lifting device has a single electric screw extendible ram, with a frictional fail safe lifting system. It has a seat with a ramped front edge in conjunction with an arced support leg configuration that allows the seat to extend to the ground when the device is in its collapsed configuration, ...