ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,291,435, issued on May 6.
"Lifting device" was invented by Erik Haggstrom (Umea, Sweden).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Lifting system (1) for mounting on a loading surface of a vehicle (3), comprising at least one first lifting arm system (4) on one side of the loading surface in the transverse direction of the vehicle (3) and at least one second lifting arm system (5) on the other side of the cargo area in the transverse direction of the vehicle (3). The lifting arm systems (4, 5) comprises at least one foundation (6) with which the respective lifting arm system (4, 5) is connected to the vehicle (3), The lift arm systems (4, 5) each co...