ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,351,993, issued on July 8, was assigned to FER-PAL CONSTRUCTION LTD. (Toronto).
"Road plate moving system and method" was invented by Shaun Kendrick McKaigue (Ontario, Canada) and Vadim Kosseniouk (Ontario, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A road plate moving system and method is disclosed that makes it easier, safer, and more economical to move road plates. A frame detachably attaches to a road plate at the centre of the road plate, and the frame is detachably attached to a vehicle, and the frame is attached to rollers that straddle the road plate and are configured to move in the desired direction of travel. Each roller has a lifti...