ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,521, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Dromos GmbH (Munich).
"Platform wheel dent" was invented by Antje Volker (Munich).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stopping station (15) for use in a transportation network (100) is disclosed. The stopping station (15) comprises a passenger boarding/alighting platform (30) and a plurality of vehicle stopping surfaces (90). The passenger boarding/alighting platform (30) has an upper surface (80) for boarding of passengers into a vehicle (20). The passenger boarding/alighting platform (30) also has a vehicle-facing surface (85) comprising at least two of a cutout (40) for docking of a wheel (45) o...