US Patent Issued to 3M Innovative Properties on July 29 for "Aerial lift interlocked with fall-protection safety apparatus" (American, Canadian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,311, issued on July 29, was assigned to 3M Innovative Properties Co. (St. Paul, Minn.).

"Aerial lift interlocked with fall-protection safety apparatus" was invented by Jonathan J. Lepp (Eagan, Minn.), Christopher J. Reineke (Forest City, Iowa), Kristin M. Mikes (Forest City, Iowa), Donaldo J. Medeiros (Oakville, Canada), Jeffrey T. Keacher (Denver), Aline H. Hinkle (Woodbury, Minn.), Christopher M. Higgins (Forest City, Iowa), Heidi A. Lopez-Hidalgo (South St. Paul, Minn.), Tyler B. Henn (Buffalo Center, Iowa), Lauren K. Carlson (St. Paul, Minn.) and Michael T. Weiss (Hastings, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An aerial lift that...