ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,088, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Ample Inc. (San Francisco).
"Configurable vehicle lift and service station" was invented by Maxim Zolotarev (San Francisco), Kenji Bowers (San Francisco) and Wai Hong Tsang (Daly City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle lift includes a platform having an adjustable length according to a wheelbase of the vehicle. A plurality of clamps are mounted on the platform, each clamp having an adjustable lateral position with respect to a width of the platform to mechanically engage a respective tire of the vehicle when the vehicle is located on the platform. A plurality of motorized lifts ...