ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,081, issued on Oct. 21.
"Transfer boards" was invented by Christine Clarke (Milborne St. Andrew, Great Britain) and Bradley Buckingham (Milborne St. Andrew, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transfer board comprises an elongate main body portion; and an enlarged end portion at each end of the main body portion, which end portion extends laterally at each side of the main body portion beyond the width of the main body portion. A seat is mounted on the main body portion for sliding movement along the main body portion: wherein the seat has side portions that engage respective side portions of the main body portion to retai...