ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,525, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to LIKO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AB (Lulea, Sweden).
"Inflatable person support straps" was invented by Jean-Bernard Duvert (Baud, France) and Philippe Kaikenger (Pluvigner, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inflatable support strap for positioning and rotating a horizontally laying subject on a support surface, the inflatable support strap includes an elongate body comprising a first end and a second end spaced a distance apart from the first end, the first end and the second end each comprising at least one loop extending therefrom, and the elongate body defining a cavity. The inflatable su...