ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,022, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Flexispot Inc. (Livermore, Calif.).

"Desk-mounted lifting platform" was invented by Lehong Xiang (Ningbo, China), Tao Lin (Ningbo, China) and Fangyuan Li (Fangyuan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A desk-mounted lifting platform comprises a workbench, an upper support and a lower support. The workbench is connected to the upper support. A first lifting arm and a second lifting arm are arranged between the upper support and the lower support. The first lifting arm and the second lifting arm are X-shaped and hinged at an intersection thereof. An upper end of the first lifting arm is hinged w...