ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,959, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Ancra International LLC (Azusa, Calif.).
"Remotely adjustable captive beam system" was invented by Joaquim Carlos da Rosa (Independence, Ky.), Jerome T. Jones (Independence, Ky.), Lawrence C. Bethel (Cleves, Ohio) and Gregory A. Kauffman (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for automatically and remotely adjusting the position of a captive beam is provided. The system includes a motor that moves a bracket along a vertical track, with the bracket supporting an end of the captive beam. The bracket rotatably supports a latch that engages an aperture in a track when aligne...