ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,521, issued on July 15, was assigned to BINDER LIFT INC (Bigfork, Mont.).

"Patient transfer sheet" was invented by Rick Jerri Binder (Bigfork, Mont.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are bed-to-bed patient transfer sheets that are flexible, easy to assemble, attachable and re-attachable, highly portable, endlessly customizable, and able to meet the needs of the biomedical community due to the modular design features of the bed-to-bed patient transfer sheet. The described patient transfer sheets provide sufficient functionality to meet the modern needs for transporting patients to and from different transportation vehicle...