ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,780, issued on Nov. 11.
"Load weighing luggage rack" was invented by Bruce M. Lambeth (Redlands, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A load weighing luggage rack having a first top rail and a second top rail, wherein each top rail is comprised of a rail base, a pair of load sensors configured to be seated on the rail base and a top platform configured to be seated on top of each corresponding load sensor and the rail base, such that each load sensor is nested within a corresponding top rail, a plurality of straps configured to engage with the first and second top rails and a strain meter in electrical communication with each load s...