ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,794, issued on Nov. 4.

"Lifting system and related methods" was invented by Antonio Avila (Glendale, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implementations of lift systems may include a lift assist device having a mast coupled to an arm. The lift assist device may be moveably coupled to a first track and a second track. Implementations of lift systems may include a lift coupled to and configured to raise the lift assist device. The first track and the second track may be coupled between the lift assist device and the lift. Implementations of lift systems may include a drive system coupled to the lift assist device. The drive system may ...