ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,896, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Crown Equipment Corp. (New Bremen, Ohio).
"Layover bracket system" was invented by Neal A. Hittepole (Celina, Ohio), Sheldon R. Houseworth (Eaton, Ohio), Kent Waller (Greenville, Ohio), Kevin D. Ranly (Fort Loramie, Ohio), Nicholas J. Schlater (North Star, Ohio), Gregory J. Meiring (Minster, Ohio), Patrick H. Wenning (Sidney, Ohio), Steven E. Koenig (New Bremen, Ohio), Kevin A. Gilliland (Coldwater, Ohio) and John F. Hemmelgarn (Coldwater, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A layover bracket system is provided for supporting an industrial vehicle in a horizontal position on a floor surface. The ...