ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,177, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to John Michael Spanton (Seal Beach, Calif.).
"Transport apparatus for a person and method" was invented by John Michael Spanton (Seal Beach, Calif.), Anna Loree Spanton (Dana Point, Calif.) and Scott O. Ganaja (San Luis Obispo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is an apparatus and method for transporting a person from a position on the ground onto the apparatus generally in a horizontal orientation. The apparatus comprises a board assembly upon which the person is positioned lengthwise in a horizontal orientation. The board assembly includes a belt housing for at least one endless b...