US Patent Issued to LIKO Research & Development on Jan. 13 for "Person lifting apparatuses including lifting straps and methods of operation" (Indiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,521,290, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to LIKO Research & Development AB (Lulea, Sweden).

"Person lifting apparatuses including lifting straps and methods of operation" was invented by Christopher Yeckel (Batesville, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A person lifting apparatus includes a strap movement system. The person lifting device includes a housing and a lifting strap feeding device located in the housing. The lifting strap feeding device includes a motor connected to a drum and a lifting strap wound on the drum. A sensor provides a signal indicative of force on the lifting strap. A controller receives the signal from the senso...