ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,282, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Andax Industries LLC (Saint Marys, Kan.).
"Equipment transport bag" was invented by Patrick F. McAtarian (Saint Marys, Kan.) and Mark McAtarian (Saint Marys, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Equipment transport bag assemblies (20, 92, 98, 145, 152, 182) each including an upright, open-top, equipment-receiving bag (22, 110, 158) with associated equipment-handling assemblies (24, 92, 102, 164, 184). The assemblies (24, 92, 102, 164, 184) have load-bearing strap units (34, 114, 166, 186) operably associated with the transport bags (22, 110, 158) so that the strap units (34, 114, 166, 186) bear ...